School: Liathdruim (roll number 1125)
- Location:
- Leitrim, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Francis Meehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 448
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As few farmers in our locality have two farm-horses, it is usual to work in "co" when ploughing. This means that you borrow a horse to get your ploughing done, then lend your horse to the neighbour who obliged you with his. Many farmers also co-operate with their neighbours when digging with the loy. A large number working for the same person, without payment, is called a "meitheal."Every member of this "meitheal" will have all the others to work for him on the day choses for his own "meitheal," until there have been as many meitheals as members. When the young stalks are just about to burst up, the crop has to be moulded or "finished." This is done by digging the furrows to a depth of two or three inches and shovelling the mould on to the top of the ridge.The next work is spraying. This needs to be done at least twice, and, in a wet Summer, three times. The first spraying should be done when the stalks are about nine inches tall.The second spraying should be done about a fortnight or three week later. A spraying machine is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Smart
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dergraw, Co. Roscommon
