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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 041

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    There were many home made toys made long ago by the children, and most of them are made still. Girls make dolls and daisy-chains. They makje the dolls from cloths. They get an old cloths, roll it up, cover it with a white cloth and mark eyes, a nose, and mouth on it. This is the head. They sew other cloths to the head for the body. They out no feet or hands on the doll, but long clothes.
    drawing of doll.
    Boys make dart boards from a round still piece of card board. Ten sections are marked on it. Six sections are numbered and four left blank. If the dart strikes one of the blank spaces, the person who threw the dart is out.
    Drawing of cart board and dart.
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    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
    Bernadette Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Mc Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath