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School: Cornagilta (roll number 16408)

Location:
Cornagilty, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Luke Owens
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 185

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    Flax was grown on almost every farm about fifty years ago. It was scutched in their homes. Often when a man needed money to pay rent the neighbours went to his house and scutched his flax so that he could sell it and get money.
    The flax was scutched by a stalk and handle. Each scutched handful was called a streak, and about - four of these streaks made a stone weight.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Owen Clerkin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bernard Clerkin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Gilford, Co. Monaghan