School: Alt Achadh Doire (roll number 15474)

Location:
Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig L. Mac Diarmada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1107, Page 104

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    chickens.
    There came an old woman from Sandyland. Somebody gets into the middle of the children and then some other body comes and asks her for the children.
    In Spring I go and look for birds' nests. In Summer I go for picnics and to the hills. I gather blackberries in Autumn. In Winter I sit round the fire and listen to stories.
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  2. The games I play are - "Sneaks and ladders", croquet, wallflowers, swinging and sea-saw.
    In Autumn I pick black-berries and rasberries. In Spring I look for birds' nests', string daisies, gather primroses and other flowers. In Summer I like to sit on the sand or under the shade of a tree or in the fields. In Winter I sit at the fire and read books.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Geraldine Anderson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Geraldine Anderson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Donegal