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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 032

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    These are many basket makers in my district in the townland of Knocknadrimna. This is the way they are made. They used to stick rods in the ground in a square. Then he starts to weave with the two rods. When it is about a foot high he starts to weave a double row. Then he makes the "cliathóg". He takes the "cliathóg" from the ground and he makes the "gads" with his two weak rods. Then he places the "cliathóg" on the bottom of the basket. Then he gets a stick called the "sloidín".Then he pulls his basket from the ground and cuts the end rods within two inches of the basket. The basket makers of my
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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
    Kathleen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknadrimna, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Flagherty
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Hollymount Demesne, Co. Mayo