1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Lios Uí Chearbhaill (B.), Malla

School: Lios Uí Chearbhaill (B.), Malla (roll number 12015)

Location:
Liscarroll, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Murchadha
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0366, Page 158

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0366, Page 158

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Lios Uí Chearbhaill (B.), Malla
  2. XML Page 158
  3. XML “Homemade Toys”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Homemade Toys

    Share Share Post
    Home Made Toys
    People made their own toys long ago for the children. Boys made tops by rounding a piece of timber, then they took it to the forge to get what they call a spear in it. The girls made dolls with rags. They got a small piece of a rag to make the head, then they made the body with rags and filled it inside with paper. Slings were made by boys with a piece of leather and cord. First of all they put two holes in the leather and then they put the cord out through each hole and tied it. This was a dangerous toy. The boys used to get a key and put heads of matches into it. Then they put a nail into the key and banged it against the wall and it
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Daniel Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bartholomew Murphy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Sunfort, Co. Cork