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School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)

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Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Donncha Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 256

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  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

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    in it, this stick was about 8 1/2 inches long and should fit into the hole. They they made a hole on top and stuffed it with a haw. They they shoved the stick and the haw would go.
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  2. Homemade Toys

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    Long ago there were no factories to make toys the people made their own toys, some of those were, tops, snares and guns for the boys and daisy-chains and toss-bobs for the girls.
    Tops: Tops were made with a piece of thick stick and a nail put into the ends.
    Snares: They were made with wire and a stick, and then they tried to kill rabbits with them.
    Guns: These were made from pieces of wood.
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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
    Thomas Cullinan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick