School: Coillte Críotáin

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1. Old Crafts - Basket-Making (continued)

   

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   1. Some of the old people make baskets in the district The way they make them is to twist the rods in and out downwards to make the sides of the basket and the same thing for the bottom and lid only to put the rods lengthways.

   

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2. Old Crafts - Basket-Making

   

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   2. Baskets are made locally The names of the basket makers in our district are Tom Reid, Tom Carty and Denis Crummy
   Cleeves and hampers

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. basket-making (~471)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Christina Toman

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Brislagh, Co. Roscommon