School: Uillineach (roll number 6584)
- Location:
- Ullinagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sibéal Pollock
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 188
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- In the month of February the farmer starts his toilsome work at the flax He ploughs the ground and harrows it three times. Then he sows the seed and harrows it again. He sows eight "pecks" of flax-seed to the acreIn about a fortnight when it is a "breard" he rolls it. Mast flax thistles in it so they have to be pulledIt goes on steadly growing for fourteen weeks that leaves it in the ground for sixteen weeks The lenght of the flax is from two to four feet long.When it is nearly ripe the farmer makes rush bands with which to tie the flax. Sixty bands are called a bundle and a bundle ties ten stooks of flaxThe flax-pulling is a big event. The farmer goes round the evening before asking men to come to pull. When the help gathers there is great(continues on next page)
