School: Doire Leathan, Grange (roll number 14843)

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   big clues to have ready. Houses, ricks and cocks of hay were always tied with these home-made ropes. They were made of either hay or straw and the article used in twisting them was called a traw-hook which was made of a hazel rod bent round in the top and tied by a string.

   The handle of an old bucket makes a good tra-hook. Hay ropes are still used in harvest time by some people around here.

   5 Roofing houses. Years ago when the old people were putting a rood on a house they sewed the sods to the wattles with a plaited straw rope and a large wooden needle. One of these needles is still to be had in the roof our house.

   6 Boat-making was a great trade near hand here sixty or seventy years ago as every few families beside the sea had a little boat between them.

   There were two sails and two masts in each boat which was about twenty feet long and ten feet wide. These boats were

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maire Ní Cíaráin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lyle, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Peter Gorevan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrownamaddoo, Co. Sligo