School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 443
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The people long ago made a lot of useful things out of paper,cloth,flowers and shells.
They made daisy necklaces of daisies.They made snares out of light wire.They made a circle of the wire into which a rabbits head fitted.Then they put a loop in the end.They then went to a rabbits burrow,and put the circle of wire outside the hole. When the rabbit came out his head went into the circle and he tried to draw himself out he drew the wire and the circle became smaller and smaller until it choked him.
They stuck shells on to boxes and made ornaments of them .They also(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Duggan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownakilly, Co. Clare
