School: An Ghráinseach, Cluain Meala (roll number 7982)

Location:
Grange, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0571, Page 080

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  1. Threshing with a Flail
    (Parish of Newcastle 40 years ago)
    The Flail.
    The handle was called "The colpa"
    The "gad" was generally an ash sapling of suitable length and thickness. A supply of these saplings for "buailteáns" were cut beforehand and seasoned.
    I was told that in old times a tough "sally" was used as a "gad".
    Diagram
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir