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School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

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Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 06_004

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    14th.December 1937
    Folklore.
    The dark November nights is the time for cutting the osier rods for making baskets.Long ago everyone made their own baskets, turf baskets,manure baskets,and calf baskets.
    The weak are used for making calf baskets and the strong rods for making turf and manure baskets.Long ago tough sods about 2. 1/2 ft square were used as a means of standing the vertical rods which were to form the framework of the basket.
    The scraw or sod was
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Cunningham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Pat Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare