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School: Ballykelly

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Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
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Pádraig Mac Uadain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 279

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  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

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    A little pram can be made from timber and tin. Get four pieces of timber for the sides and nail them together. Then get a piece for the bottom. When the hood is made nail it on. Then get four polish -boxes for the wheels and put a hole in each of them with a nail. When this is done get two pieces of strong stick. Get them to fit the holes and then get two staples to hold the axles. Get a sally stick for a handle to shove it with.
    A picture-frame can be made from corks.
    The way to make it is to slice the corks and get four pieces of plywood for the frame and glue the corks on the ply-wood and the corks can be painted.
    A model can be made from a turnip.
    When the model is made a lighted candle is placed inside
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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
    Peggy Cooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballykelly, Co. Wexford