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School: Moneymohill, Shanagolden (roll number 8395)

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Moneymohill, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Liain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0484, Page 133

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  1. Crafts (Calf Baskets)

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    Calf baskets are put on young calves, to prevent them eating anything harmful. There baskets are still made locally. Sally rods are cut and left for three or four days to season as they bend better then, and won't break. Get five or six straight sally rods about 14 inches long. Lay the rods diagonally. Bind in the middle and interweave with lighter sally rods. After one or two sally rods are interwoven in the centre, continue binding at the same time drawing in the rods until the basket is the required size.
    Interlace the rods on top so that they bind one another to finish off the basket.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
        2. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. Lane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moneymohill, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Maurice Danaher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyreen, Co. Limerick