School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Cill na Sí agus Achadh an Chaorthainn, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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- (continued from previous page)the rods and peel them. The people say that they were better and nicer then any basket you could buy. The old people also made their own churns.
Barrel-Making: Barrel-making was very common among the people long ago. The barrels they used to make were called "eebers".
Soap Making: The old people made a large amount of soap. The colour of it was snow-white and they used to call it "the old Snow-bán soap". The tools they used were called a "thimper". A "thimper" was an article with which they used to twist the rods for the baskets. They also used a "daft" and a "lar".
- Collector
- Madeline Frances Lee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Béal Átha Cláir, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- John Wilson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Béal Átha Cláir, Co. an Longfoirt
