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School: Kilcullen (B.)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 16_009

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    The best known toys made long ago are as follows - tops, clay dolls, Jack-knifes, balls and mostly simple things like that, while the more manly toys were - stilts, slings, catapults suckers, and kites.
    We had a gardener who was clever in the manufacture. One day I asked him what he could make. He said that he used to make stilts suckers, kites, clay dolls, a "arrow" parachute. For his children at home.
    I had often made a common parachute using my
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peadar O Díosca
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Halverstown, Co. Kildare