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School: Cobh Labhráis (B.) (roll number 7452)

Location:
Rerrin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 095

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    large and which was very hard to make. At first eighteen rods were stood upright and it was around those that the basket was made. A strange thing about the basket is that it is the top of the basket that is first made.
    Rope-making was very common in olden days and everybody made their own rope called "soogans". The sheaves of straw were held in an instrument called a "cruaicin" and were twisted up very hard. Those were very good ropes because they used give and take with the weather.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Súilleabháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rerrin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Micheál Ó Súilleabháin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Rerrin, Co. Cork