School: An Cnoc, Clanna Caoilte
- Location:
- Na Cnoic, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liatháin
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- XML “Setting of Seed”
- XML “Lucky Days for Seed Planting”
- XML “Síol Dearmad”
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- In Carhuvouler and adjacent townlands they use a thing called a "fiddle" for scattering the seed oats.
The farmers there make it themselves. - In the setting of wheat it was considered lucky to start the planting on Friday.
- In scattering oats with hand or machine if a mistake is made in the scattering so that an empty space is let in the field it is called the siól dearmad. This was supposed to be unlucky - that some misfortune would befall the owner of the field that year.