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School: Carrigeengeare (roll number 8672)

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Carrigeengeare, Co. Leitrim
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Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0193, Page 447

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  3. XML “Local Crafts - Sprigging”
  4. XML “Local Crafts - Irish Lace”
  5. XML “Local Crafts - Rope-Making”

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  1. Local Crafts - Sprigging

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    "Sprigging"
    The industry known as sprigging, has now died out but was in vogue in this district, especially engaged in by the women-folk about forty of fifty years ago. With a needle and a special kind of thread, designs of carious kinds were worked on fine, linen cloth. The "sprigged" cloth often embroidered and crochetted was made into table covers, bed-spreads etc. and this fancy work was in much demand at the time and provided the women-folk with an additional means of augmenting their slender resources.
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  2. Local Crafts - Irish Lace

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    Irish Lace
    Irish Lace or crochet as it was commonly called was commonly made at the same time. This industry has, likewise, disappeared. With a crochet-needle and fine thread, Irish lave was worked into various designs. This industry was much engaged in by the young girls of the district who became very expert at the work. In many cases the designs for their work were taken first hand from leaves of different shapes, (ivy leaves, oak leaves, etc,) and it was common to see an expert "crochetter" seated with her needle and thread copying these shapes and incorporating them with either natural forms into an intricate design.
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  3. Local Crafts - Rope-Making

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. rope-making (~133)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John James Mac Sharry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Briscloonagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr William Mac Sharry
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Briscloonagh, Co. Leitrim