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School: Kilmurry (C.) (roll number 10395)

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Kilmurry, Co. Kerry
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Mrs Ellen Mary O' Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0448, Page 365

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    “The old Basket Makers of long ago that I ever heard of around our district were Phil Horan of Breahig ...”

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    of the basket. Then they used put all the strong rods as standards and weave all the weak twigs between those strong ones. The back and front were doubly wider than the sides. They used to make two classes of baskets, twig baskets and sally baskets. These men used make their living by Basket Making. They used make and sell them from August until New Year's day generally in the town nearest to them. They used have the twigs set specially for them.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norry Prendiville
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breahig, Co. Kerry