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School: Druim Snámha (roll number 14057)

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Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0213, Page 111

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    Long ago in Ireland little boys used to make tops for spinning, out of spools. They made a yo-yo out of two spools and a peice of a stick in both spools and a cord by putting the stick in both spools and twisting the twine round the stick it was like a shop one.
    Girls could make dolls out of cardboard and cloth. Also they could make figures of cats out of cardboards by getting a picture of one first and then they would cut her out on cardboard.
    Boys could make whistles out of chestnuts by boring them with a penknife and they could make a flute out of ferns.
    They uses bore six holes for the fingers and one for
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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
    Teresa Lenehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killasanowl, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr Edward Lenehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killasanowl, Co. Leitrim