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School: Monaleen, (C.) Luimneach (roll number 7916)

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Monaleen, Co. Limerick
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Mrs. M. Ó Farrell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0524, Page 120

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  3. XML “Homemade Toys”
  4. XML “Travelling Folk”

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  1. Homemade Toys

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
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    English

  2. Travelling Folk

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    "Travelling" still call to the houses. Some of these have been doing so for many years. Sometimes in times gone by when they were younger, they worked for the farmers in many ways. The women sometimes did a day's washing, or weeded the gardens, or helped building the sheaves of corn. The men also helped and got fed and paid.
    One traveller named Nelly Boody often came from the west of Limerick
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