School: Virginia (C )

Location:
Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs B. Farrelly
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  1. Long ago the people used to pull a turf of grass and then they used to wash the clay off the roots and comb them for the dolls hair and they used tie the grass with a string for the body and they used to put a long dress over it.
    Then they used to make a china house. They used to go to a big tree and get a beesom and sweep the ground under the tree with it.
    Then they used to get a flat stone and they used to put bits of delph on top of that for a dresser and then they would get an old pot and they used to fill it with
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
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    English