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School: Freshford (C.) (roll number 797)

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Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
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Síle Ní Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 329

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    out of daisies. All they have to do is to make a slit in the end of each daisy stem and put in one stem into the other, and before long a nice chain is made. Girls also made rag-dolls by stuffing the head, arms and legs with old rags, and put a nice coloured bit of material outside each separate part. Then they used to sew the parts together and you would be surprised if you saw what a nice doll this made. Boys made tops from thread spools by paring the top of the spool and then sticking a nail down through the middle and a top was made. They used to make cradles for catching by pleating sally rods together and arranging them in such a way that when the bird got in, the cradle shut up and the bird was captured.
    Rita Kennedy.
    Boys used to make catapults by tying two pieces of rubber to a stick. Into this they put a stone. They then released the stretched rubber and the stone flew.
    Doll Hogan
    Sometimes turnips are scraped out and made to represent a scroll. Long
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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
    Maureen Lennon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Freshford, Co. Kilkenny