School: Dearg Dún (roll number 10894)
- Location:
- Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Lochlainn
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- Creel-making is a popular industry among the people of this district. The creels are used for bringing home turf and potatoes to the farmer's house, when there is not a suitable road for a horse and cart.The creels are mostly made by old men of about fifty or sixty years, especially poor men who wish to earn a few shillings with which to buy food or clothing for the families.Before starting work the creel-maker gathers a sufficient quantity of sally rods (from these the creels are made), he then goes to a field in which there are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Fred Forbes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Pat Mooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Dergvone, Co. Leitrim