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School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)

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Rathkell, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 224

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  1. Creel-Making (continued)

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    sale. Their usual charge for a pair is about five shillings.
    This is how creels are make.
    First a scraw about 2'=6" long, 2'=3"wide, and 6" deep is cut. The scraw is then carefully taken into a barn or out-office where the creels can be made. A bog scraw or a tough scraw is the most suitable, and it needs to be a little larger in size than the creel. Then three rods are placed standing upright in each of the four corners in a bit from the verge; eight each side in twos at an equal distance apart, and six in each end in twos also.
    Other weak rods are then woven in and out among the strong ones in an interlaced fashion until
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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
    Michael F. Marley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Dominck Marley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandmore, Co. Mayo