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School: Dromina, Ráth Luirc (roll number 11262)

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Dromina, Co. Cork
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Daniel Hishon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0367, Page 430

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    OLD CRAFTS: ROPE MAKING
    People used to make their own ropes long ago. They used to make hay ropes for tying wynds. They would pull a bit of hay and twist it and then they would put either a bit of a stick or a bit of iron into the hay. They would make it very long and sometimes they used to double it to make it strong. Jim Brislane of Carrageen used to make them. He made several ropes out of binding twines twelve years ago and they are still in use.

    Margaret O' Sullivan Windmill Churchtown.
    Information received from Denis O' Sullivan. Windmill Churchtown.
    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
    Margaret O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rath, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Denis O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rath, Co. Cork