School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)
- Location:
- Ballyfin, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 164
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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. - I make the frame of the crib as follows. I get the elder stick. Having cut two bits of it the same length, I cut two bits of ash, each about nine inches long. Each of of the elder sticks is about nine inches long too. Now I commence.I take one of the elder sticks first. About half an inch from one end I cut one side of it into the soft pulp. Then I do the same on the other side, so that there is nothing left but the soft pulp in the middle. I then pare out this and leave a hole. I make another hole about half an inch from the other end, in the same manner. Then I get the other elder stick. I make a hole in each end of this also, as already explained.Having this done I take one of the ash sticks. I point each end of it. I do the same with the other ash stick.(continues on next page)
