Sugan
Made from straw and twisted by hand with a sugan twister.
Used as a rope to tie down hayreeks and cocks of hay.
Made at the centre during a demonstration of sugan making.
Ionad Deirbhle Eachléim Heritage Centre
Eachléim (Aughleam)
Belmullet
County Mayo
+353 (0) 97 85727
eolas@ionaddeirbhile.ie
www.ionaddeirbhile.ie
Sneak Peek
Some interesting items can be viewed here
- 3 Smoothing Irons
- Blacksod Lighthouse
- Churn
- Claw Anchor
- Corncrake
- Creel
- Cross Abbey
- Currach
- Deirbhiles Twist
- Driller 1
- Driller 2
- Family on Duvillaun Island
- Frying pan
- Glosh Tower
- Handmade leather shoes
- Kettle
- Last
- Lighthouse effects
- Old National School house on Iniskea Island
- Poitín still on Duvillaun Island
- Pot Oven Lid
- Quilt
- Saint Deirbhle's Church
- Saint Deirbhle's Grave
- Saint Deirbhle's Holy Well
- Scuffler
- Ship's anchor light
- Skillet with lid
- Slane
- Sugan
- Weaving outside an old cottage on Duvillaun Island