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School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

Location:
Carlanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Géibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 053

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    First of all they get a potato and make too holes for her eyes.
    Then they get four long sticks for her eyes and legs.
    The next thing is to put on its clothes on it then all is finished.
    Girls make daisy chains. They gather a lot of daisies and split the stems in two and keep at that until you have it finished
    Girls sometimes make tops which is a round bit of stick and a sharp point put on one end of it. Then then they get a whip and hit the top with it.
    Girls also make a yo-you from a spool and a bit of string tied around it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
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