School: Barkhall (roll number 8343)
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: J. L. Browne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 353
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- Some of the toys that used to be made at home in days gone by were:- a spinning top and a cats cradle.
A spinning top was made by cutting a spool, sharping one end, and pushing a stick (also sharpened at one end like a pencil) through the hole in the centre of the spool. These tops spin very well on a table or plate. Sometimes they are still made to amuse children.
A cats cradle can be made from a number of rushes twisted in and out through each other and made into a long round shape.
Another of our famous home made toy was a spool with four nails driven into it: Woolen yarn can be knitted over the tops of the nails and through the hole.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Nutt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carnamogagh Lower, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Nutt
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Carnamogagh Lower, Co. Donegal
