School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)farmers around here thatch their own houses.
- There used to be a lot of people around here able to make baskets but now they are nearly all goneA man in Tonagh named Michael Elliott is the best basket-maker round here
Baskets are made out of sally rods. There are four different kinds of baskets namely skibs, crandies, cleeves and a big cleeve for bringing hay to cattle.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Josie Foxe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath