1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Lanesboro

School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 049

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 049

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Lanesboro
  2. XML Page 049
  3. XML “Homemade Toys”
  4. XML “Homemade Toys”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

  2. Homemade Toys

    Share Share Post
    In olden times people used to make toys for themselves.
    You could make a top out of a spool pare the top of it and put a nail in it.
    You could make a chain out of daisies put a hole in the stem of one and put the rest in the same way.
    You could make a bird cage out of pieces of sticks make three sides and put a roof on it and nail it to the sides and a little door on it.
    You could make a horse
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit