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School: Cloone (B.) (roll number 15442)

Location:
Cloone, Co. Leitrim
Teachers:
T. Ó Móráin A. Ó Corraidhin
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    made what is called an crish is put in them. This keeps the creel on the asses back.
    Before the creels are made the rods have to be seasoned so that that they will not brake when the creelmaker is bending them The willow grows in great abundance in this part of the country
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis O' Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloone, Co. Leitrim