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School: Ceann Locha (roll number 11749)

Location:
Kinlough, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Matilda Bolster
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 377

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    The boys and girls around this district amuse themselves in making different kinds of toys. Girls make dolls with rags and different kinds of cloth.
    They sew a piece of white cloth for the head, then they make the face with ink. The body is made, and joined to the head.
    The (body) boys make a lot more toys than girls. They make tops, bird cradles, guns, paper boats and models out of turnips. When they are making tops, they cut a spool until it is like a pointed pencil.
    the way they make a gun is, they cut a small branch about a foot long off an elder tree. Then they clean out all the pith, and then cut a small hole in it, then a bit of tin is put into the hole, so that when it is pulled, it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matilda Bolster
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Kinlough, Co. Leitrim