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School: Sonna (roll number 1422)

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Kildallan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs O' Connell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 249

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  1. Hay Ropes

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    Hay ropes are very common in my district. The hay rope is very strong if made properly. They are used in all hay making. The best way for making a hay rope is , get a piece of bull [wine] and make it in the shape of a twister. Then get an elder and bore a hole in it and put it into the part that you are going to hold.
    There are a lot of other ways of making hay ropes as, twisting the rope with the head of a rake or with a piece of a stick about 8 inches long. Fasten the hay from the hay cock to the middle of the stick, and twist the stick then
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. rope-making (~133)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Mulligan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Occupation
    Schoolboy
    Address
    Grange, Co. Westmeath