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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 08_058

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    garments. Everyone would thing that their doll was nicer than any other-ones doll.
    A rush hat. 27.7.'38.
    To make a rush hat you must go to the bog & pull a bunch of long rushes & tie every two of them together & wave they rushes to and fro untill you have them shaped like a hat. Then you must tie them at the top. The people long ago used to wear them in the bog at summer-time.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Anna Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Jimmy Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortbaun, Co. Mayo