School: Loughmoe (C.), An Teampoll Mór (roll number 7594)

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   large quantities. These were called firkins. This butter is generally known as farmers butter. Some people add salt to it and a little colouring.

   

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2. Basket-Making

   

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   There is a man in this parish who makes baskets. The first thing he does is he gets a thick briar and he ties the ends together with sallies. Then he puts a sally in the middle of the basket and weaves sallies under and over it. Then he puts a sally at each side of the middle one and he keeps weaving until the basket is made. Then he puts a sally under the briar to make a handle and he weaves sallies around it.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. basket-making (~471)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Josephine Connolly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baronstown, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   John Connolly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Baronstown, Co. Tipperary