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School: The Downs (roll number 8875)

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The Downs, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 101

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    Oats Making.
    In Spring the farmer ploughs the ground for oats. He then harrows it.
    Then he sows the seed.
    When the oats comes up and when it is about two inches over the ground he rolls it with a heavy roller.
    When harvest comes the oats is ripe and it is cut.
    Long ago it was cut with reaping hooks and scythes
    Now they have all sorts of machines for cutting and binding it.
    Then it is put in stooks ten sheaves in each stook.
    It is left in that way for about a week then it is put in stacks.
    After a while it is drawn into the haggard ready for threshing.
    The people long ago threshed it with a flail, but now it is done with threshing mills.
    Then it is brought to a mill and made into meal for feeding purposes.
    Betty Dunne.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Michael Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath