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School: Dubhgharrdha (roll number 14894)

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Doogary, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán S. Ó Flannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 11

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  1. Making of Ropes from Bog-Deal

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    Long ago they used to make ropes from bogdeal they used to get a stick of bogdeal and steep it in water when it is well soaked they take it out and they pull strings off it until they had a lot of strings. They twisted them and made a strong rope of them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. rope-making (~133)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Neary
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mary Neary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Doogary, Co. Mayo