School: Cobh Labhráis (C.) (roll number 7453)
- Location:
- Rerrin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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- Long ago the people used to make baskets for donkeys, for horses and baskets for their own use in which they used to carry turf, turnips, potatoes, sea weed and several others things. They used to call them "ciseáns" and they were made of twigs. This is how they used to make them. First they used to stand the twigs in the ground to make the shape of the basket and then they would get the smaller twigs to work around the standards until they got the required height of the basket. When they got the required height the ends were turned in so as to form the basket. Then the baskets were put away for a short time so as to get seasoned and light.
- Collector
- Mary Quinlan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Miss B. Regan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Greenane, Co. Cork