School: Timahoe (roll number 14486)
- Location:
- Timahoe, Co. Laois
- Teacher: R. O' Byrne
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- Collector
- Lizzie Delaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garryglass, Co. Laois
- Informant
- James Delaney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 89
- Address
- Garryglass, Co. Laois
- Old Time Reins.
He also remembers the time when there were no hemp reins. The reins were supplied then by twisting horse hair, and then platting it to make reins, which were used for driving oxen and horses for all classes of work.