School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- They used to make their rope themselves long ago. They used get rushes and beetle them until the white would come out
Then they would put them in a pot for a hour. some people used to put them in the boghole for two weeks. Then they would take them up and dry them.
Then the used to twest them in to spancles. These rushes were called Tuige Bórach.- Collector
- Tomás Ó Tónra
- Gender
- Male