School: Radharc na Féile (roll number 14156)

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1. Turf (continued)

   

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   all day, one man cutting and shaping the sods another picking and another spreading on the bank where the turf is left to dry for a week.

   Footing
   Men generally foot turf but sometimes women foot it too. Four sods are put standing against each other and one sod on top to keep it firm this is called a "cricóg". After about another week the turf is knock down and second-footed. This time twelve or thirteen sods are put standing against each other and sometimes more if the turf is dry enough. This is called a "stolan".

   Drawing out
   A donkey is generally taken to the bog to draw out the turf because a horse would not be able to travel the bog and would sink down. It is drawn out on the side of the road and a man

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Harnett

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilkinlea Lower, Co. Limerick