School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)
- Location:
- Oilgate, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Braoin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 267
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- A man named Dick Fortune from Coolamain used to make baskets and ropes. He was able to make a lot of baskets and ropes every day. He was the best basket maker in Co Wexford.
He used to get plenty of money for making baskets. Sometimes he used to work at night.
There lived in Edermine a man who was a great basket maker. He used to make baskets out of sallies. His name was Jack Tobin. The people used to call him the "basket maker" He made hundreds of lovely big baskets. He used to bring the baskets to the fair and sell them. He used to get the sallies in Brien's of Glentigue. He was a very fine man.
- Collector
- Peter Gainford
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crossabeg, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr John Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crossabeg, Co. Wexford
