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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 023

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    People stick down four rods in the ground in a square an start to weave the two rods. Then they leave space on the ground about a foot high. They weave a double row all round and leave about three inches long and two high and then weave another row. They start of again with two single rods all round the basket until they make it about another foot in height. They put down the rods again and make a "cliathóg".
    They pull the "cliathóg" from the ground. They (pull) take two weak rods an make two "gads". Then they place the "cliathóg" on the bottom of the (bottom) basket. They weave these "gads" one at each end to tie on the "chathóg" to the basket. Then they get a
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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
    Nora Hennelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Hennelly
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo