School: Ármhach (B.)
- Location:
- Ármhach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: S. Mac Samhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 376
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“The oldest residents in Arva in the year 1938 are Mrs Culley, Lower Main Street aged 97...”
(continued from previous page)The neighbouring farmers, grew the flax "drowned it" & then brought it to the mill. It was dried in the fields surrounding the building, scutched in the mill, & then sold. Merchants came to Arva to buy it, & some of it was sent to Cavan & sold there. The price obtained for the scutched flax was 9 or 10 shilling per stone, & sometimes as high as 14 shillings per stone. When asked why the mill fell into disuse, he explained that flax was a troublesome crop & that it impoverished the land.
The first public house in Arva was at the bridge in the Tycusker end of the town & in the townland of Tycrusker A forge now stands on the site of it. The word "Riabhog" was used to mean a servant in this district about 50 years ago. "He was a "Riabhog" with Huet" [?] is the expression I have heard. "Dip candles" were largely used in those days the rushes were peeled & dipped in bacon grease.
- Collector
- J.J Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male