Scoil: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (uimhir rolla 8850)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Sugan-Making (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   means of tying thatched cabins or hay but by sugans, and besides they were cheaper.
   There are four different kinds of sugans, namely bogdeal, straw, luachairmhadra hay, and rushes.
   The material for bogdeal sugan was got off bogdeal stick by stripping slices off abut the strength of a straw.
   This was twisted in the same way as the straw and other sugans, that is, the man letting the sugans sat in a chair with the pile of bogdeal at his left hand side.
   Another member of the family usually a youngster held a twisting bow, an long rod bent at the top something like this.

   [Drawing] - Twisting bow

   The man letting the sugan first of all held about five or six strips by the ends in both hands.
   He put these down at the point over the twisting

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. rope-making (~133)

   Teangacha

   Gaeilge

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Paddy Malone

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Seoladh

   Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr Malone

   Gaol

   Tuismitheoir

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   40

   Seoladh

   Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare