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School: Clontubrid, Freshford

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Clontubbrid, Co. Kilkenny
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Siobhán Bean Uí Mheachair Tomás de Bháldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 462

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    The only man I know that is able to make baskets at the present day is Richard Dowling, Balleen, Freshford. He makes them out of sally rods. He gets the sallies in a field of Joe Dowlings the Castle Balleen, Freshford. He makes them every year for the potato picking. They are used for other purposes too. He sells them at a shilling each. When he is going to make them he gathers the sallies first. Then he gets his implements ready. He use a knife an awl and a hammer. The baskets which he makes are round with two handles in them.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lil Bowden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balleen Lower, Co. Kilkenny