School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

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1. Local Toys (continued)

   

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   made by putting pieces of over one another in the form of a crib Taper the sticks as you go to the top If you want to set the crib, you must get a piece of stick and set it perpendicularly to the crib. This will allow the bird to enter

   

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2. Unlucky Days

   

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   Some say certain Saturdays are unlucky for hay making because they are generally wet. If you put cattle into the house on a wet night they will never be as good the year after as if you had waited for a fine night Some say that it is better to plough early in the year than late, because if frost comes the early ploughed

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Burke

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ardateggle, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Michael Doyle

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ardateggle, Co. Laois