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School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 441

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    Local Crafts
    2
    Rope-making
    Up to thirty years ago the only ropes used in this district were those made from saved hay, and called súgáns.
    An instrument called “a castór” was used for making these sugans. It was an iron instrument having a hook at one end and a wooden handle at the other.
    One person took the castóir in hand, the hay having been first attached to the hook then he twisted it round and round, while another person kept adding hay to the lengthening súgan. There sugans were used to bind hay ricks and meadow cocks and were also used
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    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
    M. O Connor
    Address
    Rea, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duagh, Co. Kerry