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School: Cnoc an Choillín, Cootehall

Location:
Knockaculleen or Hollymount, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máire Ní Mhártain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 071

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  1. Homemade Toys

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    Girls string flowers into a chain and make dolls necklace.
    When they are making a necklace they gather a crowd of flowers. They get one daisy with a long stem. They put a hole in the stem and draw the stem of another daisy through it. They carry on with this until they have a long chain made. They put it around their necks and they wear it for a necklace.
    Doll.
    When they are making a paper doll they get
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Kerigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardcarn, Co. Roscommon