School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)
- Location:
- Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 404
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- Many boys and girls amuse themselves making toys in their homes. boys make tops from spools. They cut one end off the spool. They get a piece of stick and pair one end of it into a blont point. They put the stick through the hole in the spool. The boys also make aeroplanes from boards. They get two thin boards and a sharp piece of tin. They run with this against the wind. The tin makes a queer noise.
Girls make butter fly cages from rushes. They get seven rushes and lay one in the hollow between each finger mid way from(continues on next page)
