School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 220
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- (continued from previous page)baskets for all the local people. He used to make baskets for holding potatoes and turf and baskets for shopping in. He used to make them from sallies. When he had them made he sold them for two and a shillings each.
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- Informant
- Patrick Lestrange
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Correaly, Co. Westmeath
- There was a great weaver in this locality whose name was Con Drum of Lowertown. He used to weave for all the(continues on next page)
