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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 17_058

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    Some children make little toys, such as a doll. First of all you get a piece of cloth and stuff it with wool and sew it up together. You get a long piece of cloth and put wool in it and sew it with the other piece and then you get a turnip and put two holes in it for eyes and paint the face with chalk.
    A rush hat
    You get a bunch of rushes and make plaits of the rushes and bring it out to a curve at the top and when you have it completed put a binding
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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
    Mary Geraty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balloor West, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Geraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Balloor West, Co. Mayo