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    to form a hollow in the middle. After a fortnight the ribs are tied to the frame, and all the weaker rods are intertwined with the strong sallies. The basket being complete accomplished is used for various purposes viz:- carrying turf, and principally for teeming potatoes. These hand-made baskets are very rare nowadays, but still in some places this custom is not quite exstinct.
    Patricia MacGure,
    Cornagee,
    Lough Allen.
    From:-
    Thomas Keaveny (69)
    Greaghnafarna,
    Co. Leitrim.
    9th March 1938
    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
    Patricia Mac Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornagee, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Keaveny
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon