School: Maoláin (roll number 6704)
- Location:
- Mullaun, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Brádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 257
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- (continued from previous page)which was not available long ago. They cut large sods with spade or other implement and split them and shaped them with their hands like turf.(continues on next page)
- The rope used by the farmer to secure his hay and straw is made form long rough hay called "spatt." This is made by the following, common method - One man releases the sheaves of hay in required length and thickens while a boy or girl used what is called a twister to shape and weave the po rope.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Travers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Briscloonagh, Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- Matthew Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Briscloonagh, Co. Leitrim
