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School: Lios an Uisce (roll number 15647)

Location:
Lissinisk, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máighréad Ní Chárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1102, Page 33

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    Basket making is carried on in this country by Mick Burk. First he gathers sally rods and then he boils them in a big tub of water so that he can twist them any way he wants. The basket is for carrying turf or for lifting potatoes. The are a king of round shape. There is two wholes left at the edge of the basket for to carry the basket.
    Patricia Doherty
    TownParks
    Convoy
    Co. Donegal
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Convoy Townparks, Co. Donegal

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    Mrs. Gallagher spins wool. She washes it and picks out any dirt that is in it. she cards it and when finished it is in the shape of a pencil. When the twist goes into it, it tightens. She lives
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