School: Timahoe (roll number 14486)
- Location:
- Timahoe, Co. Laois
- Teacher: R. O' Byrne
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0831, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)winnowed with a sieve on a sheet before being fit for the market.
- Threshing.
Then the horse power which was worked with four horses replaced the flail. Then the steam engine replaced the horse power which is the present day system. - Reaping
In the days when the reaping hook was in use, the men living on the mountains used to go to Co. Kildare and Kilkenny for the harvest and take their families with them to earn a living. - Transcription guide » 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.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.
- Collector
- Lizzie Delaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garryglass, Co. Laois
- Informant
- James Delaney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryglass, Co. Laois
