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School: Kiffa

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Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
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Helen Dinneen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 157

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 157

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  1. Old Crafts - Thatching (continued)

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    and put it on the thatch to keep if from been blown away by the wind. He kept on doing this until he finished thatching the house, then he dressed the edge of it with hedge clippers.
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  2. Old Crafts - Basket-Making

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    Baskets are made from willow osiers or sallies, but before these can be made into the baskets, they must first be "seasoned", beside the fire or left in some place warm.
    Hughie Smith's father used to make baskets and sell them, he used to make creels, and other things which are made out of sallies also.
    He used to stick four willows in the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Wilfred Lowry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graddum, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Hughie Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graddum, Co. Cavan