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School: Broadford, Moyvalley (roll number 764)

Location:
Broadford, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Dónall Ó Buachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0771, Page 056

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    The Twisting of the Rope.
    One time there was a man living near here and a tramp came begging to his door one day.
    The tramp walked in and the man could not get him out. After a little while the man thought of a plan. He asked the tramp could he make a hay rope and of course the tramp said he could.
    So he got a bundle of hay and left it just inside the door. The tramp started to twist the hay and in a very short time he was over to the other side of the road. The man kept saying to him "Twist and go back", When the tramp was a good way back the man broke the rope and by the time the tramp was at the door he had it locked and he shouted through the
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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
    John Farrelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynadrumny, Co. Kildare