School: Myshall (B.)
- Location:
- Myshall, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 232
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- There are people in Ireland to-day who give their time to some kind of toy making. It is practiced in the little district of ours. All sorts of toys are made, namely, tops, balls, and even, animals, bicycles, and motor cars. These are also to be had in shops also, but are dear to buy. But of course the ones you would get in the shops would be far stronger, and would be more endurable. The favourite toy made is a foot-ball. Four or five men get together, and they subscribe a certain sum of money each, until they have a sufficient sum to buy the leather. Then they sew the leather together, and make the ball. This is a very profitable pastime. The next one is top-making. It is the big children who use these because the small children would not be able to use them. Top spinning is a very common practice in this locality.
- Collector
- James Kavanagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinacrea, Co. Carlow
