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School: Gowran (C.)

Location:
Gabhrán, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0860, Page 074

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    Girls make daisy chains. They make a hole in the stem & then put another stem in through the hole & keep doing that until it would be long enough.
    Girls also make dolls with straw & then put cloth around the straw & stitch it together.
    Boys make snares or cribs for catching birds. They are made from straight sally switches. They make a square with four sticks & then put the sally switches in each corner & have them sticking up high up in the top & tie them with twine. The fill up the spaces with switches
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)
          1. bréagáin (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Bhodail, Co. Chill Chainnigh
    Informant
    Jim Lennon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Baile na Buaile, Co. Chill Chainnigh