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School: Drumlish (C.) (roll number 10023)

Location:
Drumlish, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brigid Lacy

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 013

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Straw boys visit on almost every occasion. When they have good manners they are welcomed and given drink but when they have bad behaviour the doors are shut on them.

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Homemade Toys

Dolls are made of wood and of rags and paper. Hand-balls and cricket-balls are made from yarn got by ravelling old stockings, Cricket bats were made from one-inch boards; the better ones from split ash. Footballs were made from straw thumb-ropes. Tops were made from wood and fitted with iron spikes made

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Collector
Dan Kenny
Gender
male
Age
67
Address
Drumlish, Co. Longford
Informant
Nancy Collum
Gender
female
Address
Drumlish, Co. Longford
Language
English