School: Kilmuckridge
- Location:
- Cill Mhucraise, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: L. Mac Donnell
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- (continued from previous page)harvest in the Potato season for Potatoes were always collected in his baskets. They were round + about 30 ins diam. one foot high with wicker handles on each side. They were quite strong + lasted for years.The shape was something like - - drawing of potato basket - The baskets were made of sally switches - and very neat fancy baskets werre often made of the "golden sally"First, the Hoop was made
(generally of a piece of sliced timber, flat and about 1 in wide
This was then framed with"Ribs" - after which the interlacing was carried out.
- Informant
- John Carberry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Leitir Beag, Co. Loch Garman
