School: Ballylar (roll number 10444)

Location:
Baile Láir, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Aodh A. Mac Congáile
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1090, Page 126

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1090, Page 126

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ballylar
  2. XML Page 126
  3. XML “Luibheanna”
  4. XML “Na Préataí”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
  2. Cuireann muid preataí gach bliadhain. Ullmhuigheann na fir an talamh i dtolamh. Cuirtear aoileach ar an chunglach sul a gcuirtear an pór. Cuirtear guano agus sulphate mar leas ar an talamh.
    Is beagán atá ag deanamh iomraí anois. Ghnidhtear iad a phreabadh leis an spáíd agus a chumadh leis an t-seisrigh. Ghnidhtear iad a trabhadh agus annsin forsuightear an talamh. Fosgailtear na driollanna agus cuirtear aoileach ins na clasanna agus druidtear iad annsin. Tá an talamh réidh i gcóir na bpreataí annsin. In amanna leagtar na preataí ar an aoileach agus annsin druidtear iad.
    Usáideadh seisreacha adhmaid fadó. Bhí siad deánta mar tá na seisreacha deánta anois. Bhí soc seisrighe aca a ndearnadh san cheardchain. Ceannuigheadh na spáideanna uilig. Is iad na leath-preataí na cinn is féarr le sgoilteáin a dheánamh. Is féidir beirt nó triúr sgoilteán a dheánamh asta. Bíonn cuid de na comharsanaigh a mbíonn an síol curtha go luath aca agus bheireann
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.