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School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)

Location:
Kilskeer, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 548

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    Daisy Chains
    7. In the Summer the children go out through the fields gathering Daisies to make Daisy chains of them. First of all they make a hole in the stem of the Daisy and they get another daisy and put the stem of it through the hole and so on until they have it long enough.
    Yoe Yoes
    8. The way to make a yoe yoe is to get a piece of a bord and make it real round, and then get two buttons and put one each side of the
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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
    Chrissie Murray
    Address
    Leskevan, Co. Meath