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School: Liathdruim, Cill Mhichíl (roll number 4433)

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Leitrim, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Ó Conbhaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0601, Page 339

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    Long ago the people bought no toys for their children, but if they didn't buy them they made them them-selves. The toys the little girls made were wreaths, and necklaces of flowers, dolls, and shops They also made things of paper such as, boats, and sugar bowls. The toys the little boys made were, birdbaskets, and snairs for catching rabbits. They made tops of turnips or of timber, with a steel spear. They made water-guns, kites, slings, fishing-rods, and traps of all sorts, for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Lernihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs John Lernihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Clare