School: Achadh na Sealbhaighe (roll number 15344)
- Location:
- Aghnashalvy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: T. Maguidhir
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- (continued from previous page)in the left hand and proceeding to twist the half rope in the roll, round the stretched half. He does this by a peculiar twisting, hard to describe but not so difficult to perform. Having the rope doubled in this way he secures the end by making a hard knot.He then places his right foot on the end of the rope thus made and taking the other end in his hands he draws it across his shoulder and then giving a bend forward he pulls the rope out somewhat causing the coils to lie more evenly and generally improving the newly-finished rope which is by this time(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Maguire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryartry, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Thomas Maguire
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Derryartry, Co. Monaghan