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1. Local Crafts - Sprigging

   

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   "Sprigging" The industry known as sprigging, has now died out but was in vogue in this district, especially engaged in by the women-folk about forty of fifty years ago. With a needle and a special kind of thread, designs of carious kinds were worked on fine, linen cloth. The "sprigged" cloth often embroidered and crochetted was made into table covers, bed-spreads etc. and this fancy work was in much demand at the time and provided the women-folk with an additional means of augmenting their slender resources.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Clancy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Moneenshinnagh, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Mrs Teresa Taol

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   50

2. Local Crafts - Irish Lace

   

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   Irish Lace
   Irish Lace or crochet as it was commonly called was commonly made at the same time. This industry has, likewise, disappeared. With a crochet-needle and fine thread, Irish lave was worked into various designs. This industry was much engaged in by the young girls of the district who became very expert at the work. In many cases the designs for their work were taken first hand from leaves of different shapes, (ivy leaves, oak leaves, etc,) and it was common to see an expert "crochetter" seated with her needle and thread copying these shapes and incorporating them with either natural forms into an intricate design.

   

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3. Local Crafts - Rope-Making

   

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   Rope Making: The rope commonly used

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