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School: Cluain Fraoich

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Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 335

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  1. Basket and Cleeve-Making

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    At first the rods are pointed and then stuck down in a rectangular shape. There are thirty six rods stuck down now in the ground. There has to be a bunion put on it first two rods stuck in and out through the ribs for the bunion. Then the weaving goes on again plainly till he comes to where the eyes should be put. Then he puts on another bunion and curves one of the two rods and sticks it down beside the other one. He does that with each one of the two rods that are standing up.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonsreane, Co. Roscommon