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This engaging and interactive session will delve into the history, techniques, and cultural significance of basketmaking in Leitrim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Helena Golden, a master of this traditional craft, will share stories and demonstrate the skills that have been passed down through generations. Attendees will also have the opportunity to contribute to a community project by adding sally rods to a Potato Basket.<br \/>The event is open to all\u2014members and non-members alike. \u00a0In addition to the evening\u2019s<br \/>activities, attendees will get a sneak peek at an upcoming workshop in October, where they can<br \/>learn to create their own Leitrim Potato Basket.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact Helena Golden at thewillowwoman@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":32687,"template":"","class_list":["post-32686","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Heritage of Basketmaking in Leitrim - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"St Georges Heritage Centre are working with Helena Golden the Willow Woman on project based on celebrating Basketmaking in Leitrim.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Heritage of Basketmaking in Leitrim - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"St Georges Heritage Centre are working with Helena Golden the Willow Woman on project based on celebrating Basketmaking in Leitrim.\u00a0 As part of this project, \u00a0St. George\u2019s Heritage Centre and the Carrick on Shannon and District Historical Society \u00a0invite the community to an evening celebrating the rich heritage of basketmaking in Leitrim.\u00a0 The event, featuring [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CreativeIrl\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@creativeirl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/\",\"name\":\"The Heritage of Basketmaking in Leitrim - Creative Ireland Programme\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2024\/08\/potato-basket.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-29T02:04:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2024\/08\/potato-basket.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2024\/08\/potato-basket.jpg\",\"width\":1569,\"height\":883},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-heritage-of-basketmaking-in-leitrim\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Heritage of Basketmaking in Leitrim\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Creative Ireland Programme\",\"description\":\"The Creative Ireland Programme is guided by a vision that every person in Ireland will have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. 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