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School: Loughteague, Stradbally (roll number 6129)

Location:
Loughteeog, Co. Laois
Teachers:
Brigid Keane Brighid Ní Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 256

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  1. Farm Implements  etc.

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    Faic - a spade of any kind
    Troighin - foot-rest of spade

    Ciséan - basket used in fields

    Bodhrán - a vessel for carrying corn made by attaching sheep-skin to the rim of a sieve

    Sugán - (1) a straw-rope (2) a horse's collar stuffed with straw

    Gablóg, gabhloíg - a forked stick

    Boilgín - the pin of a plough
    Pádóg - short chain of a plough
    Bróg - boat-shaped iron on swing of plough
    Badhsán (bow-sawn) - bow of plough

    Gró - crow-bar
    Buailtín - (1) part of flail (2) also any thick stick
    Scolb - sally or hazel rods used in thatching
    Dromán - back-band of horse's harness
    Láighe - an old spade
    Sleaghan (slane) - a turf-cutting spade
    Sleang - a long thin handle or a long narrow field

    Cró - an old basket in which a hen is put hatching
    Gad - the tie of a basket etc
    Cis - a large rough basket
    Sciorc (skerk) - ditto

    Scib - a flat-bottomed basket with shallow upright sides used for potatoes formerly laid on table
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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