School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 15_003

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  1. Baskets are made at home at present. This is the way they are made:-
    First of all my father gets a bundle of sally rods. He sticks a number of them in the ground in the form of a square 11/2' x11/2' . Then other rods are woven in between the rods which are stuck in the ground. When they are woven about a foot and a half high, then the basket is pulled up.
    The rods which are
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Rush Hill, Co. Mayo