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School: Naomh Baoithin, Tullydish (roll number 3160)

Location:
Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 155

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    We girls have many ways of making home-made toys and some of them are as follows:-
    In the springtime we gather a bunch of daisies and make a necklace with them by making small holes through the stems and putting each stem into the other until it is long enough for a necklace.
    Another pastime making a "Spinney Jinney" out of a used spool. This is done by cutting it in half and putting a small stick through the hole and then pointing
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose B. Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal