School: Liathdruim

Location:
Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0115

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  1. Long ago basket making and "cleeve"-making were very common. They used to cut long willow rods and peel off the bark of them. Then they used to stick four of them in a square in the ground and then weave other rods in it. They used to take it up then and put the bottom in it. These were called cleeves. There is a man named Micke Mullen in the mountain who still makes them.
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  2. Spinning in the past was very common. For spinning linen thread a very small wheel with four feet was erected. Then they used to sit on a chair and let in the flax with their hands and work it with their feet. Then they would go to the wood for a small branch which they called a "rock" and roll the flax on it. Carpenters used to make "reels", to
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna M. Rabbitte
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Callanan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Kylebrack, Co. Galway