School: Druim Míleadh (roll number 14898)
- Location:
- Drumeela, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Ailbeard Mac an Ríogh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 135
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- There are two kinds of rods employed - black sally and golden sally. The latter is much the best and grows in profusion in marshy places. It is often cultivated. It grows in bunches and must be attended annually or the results will be disappointing. Patrick Timmin of Carmabraker, Cootehill used to have a sally plot.
The sally rods were cut dressed and seasoned and sold in the market in bundles at 6d or 9d.
The creel maker generally chose a soft warm day as his work was in the open. A very sharp knife was his main tool. With this he split the strong stays that formed the ribs. I will show here what a creel looked like before he started the in and out weaving.
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Skeleton of creel.
Ends are sunk in ground.Beginning of the weaving.
- Collector
- Albert King
- Gender
- Male
