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School: An Gleann (roll number 14113)

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Glen, Co. Sligo
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Proinnsias Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 369

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  1. Old Crafts - Rope-Making

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    Long ago the people grew the flax themselves. The flax is grown like oats and when it is ripe it is pulled and put into sheaves. Then it is pulled and stept in boghole water for a certain length of time. It is then taken up and dried.
    When it is dry it is scutched brought away to a mill and manufactured into hemp. It is then made into cart ropes. The cart ropes are made from the best part of the hemp and from the inferior hemp lighter rope s are made such as boxtwine and haggard twine.
    Haggard twine is used for ropeing hay ricks stacks of oats and stacks of turf. It is also used for roaping cocks of hay.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. rope-making (~133)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Mc Keon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathmulpatrick, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Pat Mc Keon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Rathmulpatrick, Co. Sligo