School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)
- Location:
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhrisceoil
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- About forty or fifty years ago all the work done in saving the corn was done by the hand. When the corn was ripe it was cut by a reaping hook. The man came on his knees and cut bit by bit until the field was finished. It took a long time to do the work but there was not as much corn then as now.Later the scythe was invented but not for a long time would the old people allow it be used for reaping corn for fear of waste. Reaping for a whole day was hard work. The women nearly always bound the corn in those days.Now they have the mowing(continues on next page)
