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School: Allenwood

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Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 286

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    Toys.
    One of the things girls make to amuse themselves is a cowslip ball. They get a string and stretch it between two sticks. Then they get the cowslips and hang them head-downwards on the string. When the string is covered they roll it up and tie the ends together.
    The girls also make daisy-chains. Boys make cribs for catching birds and they make boxes out of rushes for catching pinkeens. Boys make whistles out of reeds called a piotian. They make catapults out of a piece of rubber.
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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
    N. Connelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Patrick Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare