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School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 048

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    I made a lovely chain from daisies one day. I got the daisies and put a hole in the stem at the top of it and I got another daisy and put it into the hole.
    I also made a necklace from chestnuts. I got a nail and put it through the chestnut and then I got some twine and put it through the hole and I kept doing that until it was long.
    I made a lot of dolls clothes out of old dresses for the dolls I also made a hat and trimmed it with a colour piece.
    The boys used to make tops from old spools and put a small stick in the middle of the spool.
    They also used to make stools out of a round piece of wood and put legs on it.
    In olden times children used to have
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jeanette Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barnacor, Co. Longford