School: An Clochar, Roscrea
- Location:
- Ros Cré, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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- (continued from previous page)a double wick and when they fell they extinguished therefore they were very safe. They were used in Mills.Kish making:
There were several families in the town engaged in kish making or basket making. Those were made of sally rods. They were various shapes and sizes. One boat-shaped kish was used for winnowing oats and wheat and corn. It was called a squiv. Another was used for potatoes. Kish-makers also made cradles and bird's cages. The kishes were worth four pence each. They would be worth about three shillings now.Beesums:
A man called Sam Haskett(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maura Walshe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gleann Beitheach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mr Tierney
- Gender
- Male