School: An Clochar, Cúil Mhaoile
- Location:
- Collooney, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An tSr. Teresita
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- It is very seldom one sees turf baskets nowadays. To make one of these baskets a piece of an ash tree was needed, it should be about one inch thick and shaped into a circle. Then very thing sticks of ash were woven in and out about the large hoop.
These baskets were very useful for carrying in turf. In the country some time ago people used to strain the potatoes into one of these baskets and leave the basket of boiled potatoes in the middle of the floor and everyone would sit round the basket and eat their dinner. I saw my uncle making one of theses baskets. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Josephine Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardcotten, Co. Sligo
