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School: Killashandra (C.) Convent

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Killashandra, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. M. Cornillius
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 237

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    In ancient Irish the children made their own toys. In the Summer days when the flowers are in bloom, they made chains, bangles, or necklaces out of them. This is how they made them. They gathered daisies and primroses. Then they bored a hole in each flower with a needle and put one put in through the other.
    They also made doll's houses out of wood. They made windows and doors in them. They made four
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Ellen Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrynacross, Co. Cavan