School: Dún Amhlaidh (roll number 14614)

Location:
Dunowla, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Gleadhra Ní Fhiachraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0501

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0501

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    it and stuck it down on the long potato that represents the body so then they would dress it with pieces of cloth in whatever way they liked.
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  2. The old people made toys out of straw,wood and a lot of other things for their children as the ones in the shop were too dear. They used to make dolls out of two potatoes. First they would get a round potato and put two stones for eyes and a cut out a big piece for the mouth. Then they would join the head to a long potato with two sticks and stick two sticks in the body for feet. Then they would make a dress of cloth and put it on the doll. They used to make a toy horse out of a piece of wood and a cart with two polish boxes for wheels and a piece of string for a reins. They would put two or three pebbles in a tin box and that was used as a rattler. and sometimes they used to make cats and
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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
    Ada Nic Uait
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Séumus Mac Uait
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo