School: Gleann Locha (roll number 10100)
- Location:
- Gleann Locha Uachtarach, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Pádraig Palmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0466, Page 030a
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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. - In olden times people made everything they wanted for their own use at home.Baskets
The trade of making baskets is still carried on, but long ago when they had to draw everything in baskets, when there were no roads, the people used to spend the long winter nights making baskets of twigs and strong ropes rods.Ropes
They also made ropes of "fionán" [?] grew along the hillsides. This they [?] with what they called a "crusicin" [?some] of which are still to be seen in many country homes. The people also used bog deal for the making of ropes which they secured their cocks of(continues on next page)
