Scoil: Balrath (1) (uimhir rolla 9770)

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1. Tit-Bits (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

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   Long ago people had to thresh their oats in the kitchen. First the kitchen would be cleared out into a room. Then the stack of oats would be put in and the man of the house would get his flail which was made of a hand-staff and a bolkin. They are joined together by an eelskin (the middle band) and two loops of eggbine.
   He would take down two sheaves and leave them lying on the ground and loosen them. He would stand a few yards away from them with his flail and thresh away till he would have it all threshed. He would put the oats in bags and put the straw out.
   Then he would wait till a good windy day and he would bring it out to a high field. He would get a riddle and a wite. He would take the chaff away with the wite and then riddle the small oats and put it in bags again. This is not done now as they have better ways. A bodhpán is used to fill the oats into the winnowing machine. It is the rim of a riddle covered with a sheep

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   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Thomas Creggy

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Seoladh

   Carlanstown, Co. na hIarmhí

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mrs Creggy

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   Baineann

   Aois

   60

   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer's wife (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Carlanstown, Co. na hIarmhí