School: Tobar (B.)

Location:
Tober, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
C. Ó Maoltuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 097

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 097

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  3. XML “Homemade Toys”
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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
    Robert Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilfoylan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Michael Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Kilfoylan, Co. Offaly
  2. Long ago the people made home-made toys. They made guns out of the elder tree. They shaped the gun first. They made these guns for the children. They made tops with spools. They cut one side of the spool. They got a piece of metal and put it in the hole in the spool. They put a point on the metal. They made horses with card-board. They cut out the horse. Then they got a wooden board and put the horse's feet on the board. They put wheels on the board then. They made boatswith paper. They made a fold with the paper. Then they
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