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School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)

Location:
Ballyfin, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 161

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    First I gathered red haws. Then I got daisies. Then I got a needle and a strong thread.
    Starting to work I put on a small haw first. Then I put on a daisy.
    When I had about half the amount of haws and the same amount of daisies on the thread I got two big big haws and one big daisy, and placed them daisy between the two haws. That was the centre. I continued on then with the daisies and small haws.
    I count the number of haws and the number of daisies on the side I have made and I put the same amount on the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Iry, Co. Laois