School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór
- Location:
- Knocknagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 006
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- (continued from previous page)and twisted around.Chairs:
A móinteán scraith about one foot high was got and was called suidheastín[?]
A súgán of straw
was twisted in the shape of a circle until it was about 1 1/2 feet and bind it on top with a hay súgán to form the seat. It was called a suidhste[?]A bogdeal stick
about seven feet long was made in the form of a plank and put resting on two big stones. This was later improved on by getting blocks of wood instead of stones. This was known as a bench.People who grew flax were:-
Mick Connell, John Ring, Bath Rahilly, Patsy Hickey, William and Jer Herlihy, Patrick Sheehan, Patrick Guiney, John Connor, Matt Dennehy, Mrs. O'Connor
All the farmers in the district grew flax.The flax-seed
was sold by the pottle or pint
A pottle was equal to three quarts.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Croínín
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Seán Ó Connaill
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Scrahan, Co. Cork
