trin-wire

Updated: May 28, 2025

"They are gone to Capel Curig." "And they left you alone?" "They did. With the cat and the trin-wire." "Do your father and mother make wire-work?" "They do. They live by making it." "What is the wire-work for?" "It is for hedges to fence the fields with." "Do you help your father and mother?" "We do; as far as we can." "You both look unwell." "Is there much cryd about here?" "Plenty."

George Henry Borrow - Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery