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School: Baile an Leasa (roll number 15561)

Location:
Ballinlass, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0269

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  1. The Making of Skibs and Baskets Long Ago

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    This is the way they made skib or baskets long ago in Ireland. They pulled the rods off sally bushes and put them into a boiler and boiled them for a half an hour. Then they took them up and left them cool. They peeled the skin off then if they were making baskets for clothes. I saw my father making one and it took him a whole evening to finish it
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Flanagan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Killuney, Co. Galway