School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- (continued from previous page)burnt in the tin lanterns.
- Basket making was carried on in this district up to about the year 1897. The basket makers used to cut their rods and twigs about the first of September, and they used to put those bundles of rods in a bog for about three weeks before working them. When working them they used to have a large sod or scalp which they would stand the rods in. They used also put a pole down on the ground for the purpose of tying the rods in such a position as they required for making baskets. For any particular purpose where a nice appearance would be required the skin of all the twigs or rods would be peeled off. Some of the better quality rods would be made in to small baskets to carry marketting.
- The growing of flax and the making of it into linen was carried on in this neighbourhood about(continues on next page)
