School: Clandouglas, Lic Snámha (roll number 10380)
- Location:
- Cluain Dúghlaise, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Bean Uí Sheanacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0412, Page 079
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- Basket making was a very useful and popular craft, practised in olden times in the homes of the people.
Sally trees were planted around the houses so that there would be a plentiful supply of twigs.
There were special frames with holes in them for making the cliabs the proper shape. The twigs were cut for a few weeks to allow them to toughen before weaving them.
They were then put up through the holes in the frame which formed a stand for them, they were then woven in and out and when finished looked a very large basket.
The cliabs were used for bringing turf and potatoes, and the sgeags were used for straining potatoes.
- Collector
- Josephine Fuller
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gleann Eo, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Michael Riordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Gleann Eo, Co. Chiarraí
