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School: Corlea

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Corlea, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 087

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 087

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    three inches high over the ground on the path.
    The way to make a daisy chain is to pluck a bunch of daisies, cut the stems of them and get a needle and thread and join them together and make one yard of chain.
    The way to catch birds is to get a riddle put a stick under it and tie a cord to the stick and then get one handful of sperry and when the birds are picking pull the string and the stick.
    The way to make a gun is to cut a piece of an alder bush about five inches long and pick the inside of the stick and get two
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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
    Collector
    Peter Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Cavan