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School: Convent Girls' School, Ballymote

Location:
Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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    Basket Making
    The maker gets one strong (willow) sally and fixes it into position. Then he gets four more and splits them down the middle then he forms the ribs and weaves the fine ones in and out through it until he he has it finished.
    Creels
    The maker gets a number of willow rods sixteen strong ones are put down into the ground. Then the finer ones are woven in and out through. Then when the is finished the maker pulls it up out of the ground and pares the top.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Maye
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownanty, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs J.P. Maye
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrownanty, Co. Sligo