School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Baile Adaim, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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- (continued from previous page)turned it round quickly holding the twine in my hand. It would make a whistling noise.
- When I was young I was very fond of dolls. I often made them myself. I got a white piece of cloth six inches long and four inches wide. I sewed it up both sides and across the bottom. Then I got two pieces of cloth to make arms and two other bit a little longer for the legs. Then I sewed them on when I had them full of sawdust. Then I filled the body with sawdust also. I gathered in the top of the body for the neck. Next I got another piece of white cloth and cut it in a round shape.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ríta Ní Bhroin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile na Tiobraide, Co. Laoise
- Collector
- Síghle Nic Aodha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Fhorrach Mhór, Co. Laoise
