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School: Faythe (roll number 11361)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 091

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  1. Homemade Marbles

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    When the young boys are short of money to buy the shop marbles they go down on the railway line where there is a marl-hole on the bank.
    They dig a small hole and get a quantity of the yellow mud which is called yellow marl. This they roll between their hands until it is a number of small balls and lay them aside to dry in the sun.
    Afterwards when these are dry they are ready for use.
    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
    Madge Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maudlintown, Co. Wexford