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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

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Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 345

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    Lady Day (15 Aug) (sowed in April) when it is seeded, it was pulled up straight up from the bun-cré in handfuls "go bre[?]s" was top of flax. Then it was put in bog-hole until it softened. When soft it was lifted with grapes or forks and spaced out on the stubbles. When dry, bring it in, and put it on a hurdle. The hurdle was held from the rafters with ropes - a fire (a slack one enough) under the hurdle. Take it off hurdle when dry - the "shoves" (pronounced like cloves) fell out of it, with the beetling to drying. The "shoves" were useless except for us to peg at each other. Then comes the beetling. Twas left on the floor (level) and beetled.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Jamestown, Co. Leitrim