School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)
- Location:
- Knockcarron, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Dúthaigh
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- Girls used string nóiníns together to make a necklace. A hole was bit in the Long stem of one with the teeth, and another nóinín passed through the hole by the stem, and soon. This was usually done to decorate the "May Queen". Girl used make dolls from old rags, and men used whittle out wooden dolls for them also, and roughly paint them. Boys used make their own tops from thread-reels which they got from the local tailors, Billy Power, and Mick Hackett. One end of the reel was pointed and then the local nailer, John Hayes, inserted an iron nail in this end. "Haw-shooters" were made from elder branches(continues on next page)