School: Doire Clathach (Derryclough), Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 11931)
- Location:
- Derryclogh Lower, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Firbisigh
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- (continued from previous page)"CÚILÍN."The Cartadh is turned again in order to mix the stuff thoroughly together. A man is then got to mould it. In former days everyone was not able to mould and a man was got specially for the business called a "MOULDER." People had often to wait for him fo rover a week until their turn came. When the MOULDER is at work there is another man employed reaching the Cartadh to him with a shovel.It is moulded into sods about 8 inches high and the sods are placed in Rows after each other. They are left there for a certain time until they shrink with the weather. Then they are opened out from each other to dry.There is another kind of Hand Turf - called MÓIN LADHAIRE. It is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eamonn Mac Firbisig
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Pádruig Céitinn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garranes South, Co. Cork
