School: Iorball Sionnaigh (roll number 16923)
- Location:
- Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Mac Cionnaith
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- Long ago the best creel or basket maker in this district was Denis Corr better known as Big Dinny in Annacalkill.
He had a nursery in which he grew the red willows for the making.
The first thing he did was to cut the rods and put them up the chimney to season and when they were seasoned he began to make the basket and when made were sold for sixpence. Every day on which a fair was held he sold the creels.- Collector
- James Boylan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Hugh Rooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
- The scutching of flax is now done by machinery but long ago it was done by hand. The boys and girls(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Boylan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Hugh Rooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Scotstown, Co. Monaghan