School: Baile an Leasa (roll number 15561)
- Location:
- Ballinlass, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Mhathghamhna
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0265
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- Of course turf baskets were made from rods. First of all the maker used to select the strongest rods - twenty in number. he stuck down two together at each corner and three at each side four inches apart in a square shape. Then he wove rods in and out through those upright rods until he got it the height he wanted. Then he top-sewed it on the top with more rods to keep it firm and in place. The making of a skib is much harder as(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Buchany
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 9
- Address
- Killuney, Co. Galway
