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School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Ballyadams, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 009

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  1. Toys - A Didgy Doggy

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    When I was young I made a "Didgy Dodgy". I went out in the field and I gathered cowslips. I broke the stems off the cowslips. Then I tied a piece of thread around the blossoms of the cowslips in the shape of a ball. In some places they are called "Didgy Dodgys" and more places "Toss Balls".
    The way I played with the "Didgy Dodgy" was I threw it up in the air and when throwing it up in the air I said these words.
    "Toss Ball, Toss Ball please tell me. How many years have I to go to school.
    Each time I threw it up that represented one year.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamas Mac Giolla Bríghde
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clopook, Co. Laois