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School: Cnoc an Teampoill (B.), Ráth Luirc

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Freemount, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0366, Page 050

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    Home Made Toys
    When I was going to school there were no shops, yet toys were to be seen in many homes, especially during the winter months. At time boys and girls were skilled in making articles of this nature, but when toys were to be had in the shops for money later on, this useful pastime gradually ceased and eventually died out altogether.
    During the summer months rush hats were worn by many. The rushes were pulled and dried in the sun, and in the course of
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edmond Moreton
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    E. Costelloe
    Address
    Kilberrihert, Co. Cork