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School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)

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Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 212

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  1. Homemade Toys

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    Home Made
    Candle sticks Candle sticks were made out of wood and painted different colours.
    Knives Little girls when they had dolls' house they used to gather broken knives but not many had knives so they used to make them out of wood and tin.
    Turf - CHildren used to play with turf made out of mud.
    Clocks
    They used to make clocks out of tin and paper.
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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
    Informant
    Charles Fuery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    30
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    61
    Address
    Galey, Co. Roscommon