School: Drumkeelanmore (roll number 12525)
- Location:
- Drumkeelan More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mary Mc Rann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0208, Page 388
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- John McDermot who lived up near Gowel used to earn his living by making baskets out of the long, slender sally rods the latter are called oziers. McDermott and the youngsters who lived near him used to help him gather the oziers in the evening.The latter were boiled, peeled and twisted around a wooden hoop, when it was it was all covered with them he plaited more oziers in and out around the others. When the basket was ready for use he sold it for one shilling or one shilling and sixpence. He makes a basket for teeming potatoes the same way although he does not peel or boil the rods.There are very many stories told about him this is one I have heard.Once he was reaping corn for a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Bridget Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lustia, Co. Leitrim
