School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)
- Location:
- Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 155
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- (continued from previous page)frame with thick sticks. They got thin switches and wove them in and out around the frame. The baskets are made still.
- They were to make barrels. They cut down trees, and cut them into boards. They used to make alot of barrels They made cars, and they used to go around and sell them
- Collector
- Joseph Mc Guirk
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ricketstown, Co. Carlow
- The old people were able to thatch their own houses. They used to thatch their houses with wheaten straw They put boughs of trees under to keep up the thatch. Some of the houses are still to be seen.(continues on next page)
