School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- In the country the people make straw ropes. A man will thrash the oats out of the straw. Then the man would sit down and let the straw go and another person would be twisting it with a twister, and soon until the rope is made.The hay ropes is made the very same.
- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Forde
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- In Forge Village, Carrowmore, Ballina, There lived a wheelwright called Pat Collins R.I.P. He used to make spinning wheels, and all parts connected with the wheel. He'd make the body first, and then(continues on next page)