School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)

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1. A Famous Person in my Parish

   

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   There lives in Banaher a man named Michael Daly. He is spoken of around here for basket making. He can make turf baskets, clothes baskets and egg baskets. He can make beautiful white egg baskets of every kind. He has a special way for making them. There is a garden at the back of his house where sally rods grow. He cuts these rods and then he boils them. When he has them boiled he peels them. Then he ties them up in big bundles to dry. Then he makes the baskets. People like these baskets very well. All the neighbours have some of these baskets in their houses for carrying eggs on. He brings some of these baskets to Tuam and sells them. He gets a very good price for

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Julia Heneghan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrowreagh, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Norah Heneghan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   40

   Address

   Carrowreagh, Co. Galway