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School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)

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Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 106

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    the other and the basket was made. A small basket was called a "scib". Long ago there lived an old man in Ballydrum who used to make hats. First he used to scutch the flax with a scutching staff and then he used to spin and weave it and make the hats and when the hats were made he used to carry them in a "pardóg" to Mohill and sell them there.
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    Basket Making. A man named Michael Farrell used to make all the baskets for the people around. He used to make them out of sally rods. He used to boil
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Madeline Frances Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyclare, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Wilson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Ballyclare, Co. Longford