School: Broadford, Ráthluirc
- Location:
- Broadford, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Guagáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0491, Page 084
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- Old Crafts : "Basket Making".The basket maker was a very fussy old man, who considered his trade a most important one to the community.His visit to the farm house was looked forward to with pleasure by all the members of the household, especially the younger folk.When he arrived in the morning with his "mould" or frame, set it up in the most level part of the mud floor, and then proceeded to the twig yard, where he selected the choicest standards for "uprights", in which to weave the lighter and weaker ones.The "uprights" had to be securely fastened in the holes made to receive them. The thick ends were stuck into the frame and tapered slightly towards the top so that when the basket was complete the bottom would be somewhat narrower than the mouth. When the basket maker had woven his rods to a height of two feet six inches or so, he bent his uprights across to form the bottom and secured them at the other side by pressing a length of about six inches down by(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tim Grogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farrihy, Co. Limerick
