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School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna

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Taur, Co. Cork
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Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 523

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    In olden times girls in their spare time when coming and going from school made necklaces and bracelets, they made those toys from daisies. They first tied what we call "soldiers" together, they then broke the stems from the daisies and put the soldiers through them, they kept doing so until the chain was the required size They used those chains for decorating statues and altars at home, and offered them to the Blessed Virgin because it is the earliest flower of the year.
    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
    Mary Bridget Reidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pleasure Hill, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Bridget O' Sullivan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Pleasure Hill, Co. Cork