School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)
- Location:
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Coigligh
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- The people in olden times used to make baskets out of bullbrushes. They used to plail them up together and then tie them up in shape of a basket.
- Collector
- Miss Brigid Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- A long time before iron was found the people had to use spades of sharp stone. They used to have handles of bog-deel on them.
- Collector
- Miss Brigid Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- The people used hooks of metal in the old times. They used not be so good for cutting but the people were very poor at that time and they had to do with them.
- Collector
- Miss Brigid Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Miss Anne Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- The people used not have as good of ropes as they have now. They used to be made of fibre and straw and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Miss Brigid Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Miss Anne Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo