School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)
- Location:
- Gortaleam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0216
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- Long ago the olden people made ropes of bogdeal. Only Hickory was used. They used to split it up with axes. Then they used to take it and tear it up into strings. They took one first and twisted it. They used to hold it between their legs then, when they had that done, they twisted a few more around it. They used to stand down on it when it was made and pull it. Then they put a knot on each end. They also made ropes from flax. They used is make blankits out of the best of the flax. Then they made ropes out of what was left. They used to scitch it first with sticks. Then they used to tie a piece of it to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Agusta Kilgarriff
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnalappa, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Patrick Kilgarriff
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Kilnalappa, Co. Galway
