School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)
- Location:
- Rush Hall, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 310
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- (continued from previous page)chimney. Baskets are made from the sticks of the willow tree. Men cut them and seasoned them. Michael Wheeler is the only man that makes baskets around here now.
- John Fahey made Firkins long ago for the people around here and the people filled the Firkins with butter and the nearest market town for butter was Athy. He is dead about 20 years now.
- There was a Lime Kiln on every farm around here long ago and all the people burned it and then put it on the fields as manure and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Phelan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- Mrs Byrne
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Lowran, Co. Laois
