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School: Keeny

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Keeny, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 516

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    They had a hood made from a piece of cloth and sewed on to the box.
    They plucked a bunch of daisies and made daisy chains from them. They made a hole in the stem of one daisy and put another daisy in the hole. They done that with each daisy until they had a chain made.
    They made paper cradles with paper and gum. They folded the paper into two parts and then opened it out and turn in the ends. Stick the paper with the gum in the shape of a cradle and then they had a paper cradle made.
    A piece of stick with a point on it is put into a spool and then it was put spinning round the floor for a top.
    A dancing master can be
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Mc Elroy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbrawn, Co. Cavan