Chuirfidis sligéan pota ar an dteine, agus chuirfidis cnap geire isteach san tsligéan agus leamhaidís é. Bhíodh maola aca agus sinidís snaths olna isteach san maola ó cheann go ceann. Annsin d'oirtidís an geir leaighthe isteach san maola. Nuair a bhíodh an géir fuar tarrneoidís amach é. Bhead sé deanta ina gcoineal. B'shin iad na coinnlé geire.Sorcha B.Old trades A very old way of making sieves was with sheep skin. The skin was wrapped up and left to rot till the wool came clean off when pulled. The skin was then stretched on a rim of wood or rod andTracey Ó'Colmáin