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School: Cluain (1), Baile an Droichid

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Clonmore, Co. Carlow
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Ss. Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0908, Page 223

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    Rope Making.
    There is a man living near here his name is Mr. Donnelly and he makes ropes.
    The ropes are made out of binder twine and there are others made out of hemp. The hemp ropes are the best.
    The way they are made is that there is a whole lot of binder twine got and they are all twisted up together very tight in a way that they could not separate from one another.
    The hemp ropes are
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. rope-making (~133)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killalongford, Co. Carlow