School: Ármhach (B.)
- Location:
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Mac Samhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 357
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- (continued from previous page)the labourer had more nicks in his stick than the farmer. The farmer refused to pay and the labourer took him to court. There the labourer swore that the short nicks in his stick (which were not shown on the farmers stick) were for portions of days on which he had worked and of which the farmer did not keep any account. Thus when the weather was unfavourable and the labourer could not work a full day he cut a short nick in his stick, while a long nick denoted a full day's work. The judge decided in favour of the labourer and he was paid accordingly.
- Collector
- Rory O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- M. Michael Bennet
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
