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1. Harvest Times (continued)

   

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   together and taking the mowing around the district.
   Ten pence a day the reapers had

   Later on they started to use the scythes.
   They used have a little pouch by the side with the stone and they could stop and call for a whet (to put up the edge) any time they liked.
   They also had the rifle attached to the handle of the scythe and they could put up the edge with that as often as they liked. They had no rules about doing certain number of swarths with wan edge.

   (Rifle = name of scythe board - cláirín)

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Date

   March 1936

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Jem Coady