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School: Srath an Urláir (roll number 13367)

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Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1095, Page 146

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    are green when cut. A stream is blocked and the sticks are put into the dam and pressed under water by a few large stones. They are left there for 10 days and then they are ready for use.
    There are 2 ways of making baskets. (1) Put sticks into the ground according to the shape of the basket required. Then small sticks are got and sweeled round the large sticks. The bottom is made separately and then plaited on to the top of the part sticking out of the ground and the basket is then finished. (2) This way is almost the same except that the sticks are stuck into a box-like frame containing holes to hold the sticks. Sixty years ago basket making was carried on in Ballybofey
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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
    Eunan Mc Mullin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss M Devanney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal