School: Loughcrew (roll number 6488)
- Location:
- Loch Craobh, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Eibhlis, Bean Uí Sheinchín
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There are very few home made toys used now. Shop toys, which are made by machines, are so cheap and plentiful.
The toys are made sometimes from pieces of cloth. I made a squirrel and a pig. I got an old felt hat and a piece of brown velvet for the breast. I cut out the body, tail, paws and ears. First I sewed the body and stuffed it with shavings, than I sewed the tail and stuffed it, and last sewed paws and ears and stuffed them. I sewed the different parts- tail, paws and ears - on the body and sewed the velvet on the breast. It looked lovely when it was finished.
Margaret Watson, Lisnabrin, Mount Nugent Co Cavan
- Collector
- Margaret Watson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisnabrinnia, Co. an Chabháin
