School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 112
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- Long ago, the people threshed the oats with a flail. Now it is threshed with a machine. It was brought in to the haggard in a cart, and put in a stack. In a week or so, the barn was half-filled with oats, and the other half was left for the straw.
Two sheaves were loosened, and left lying on the floor. Then it was beaten with a flail to knock the oats out of it. It was turned a few times, and then lifted, and put on the half for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Laurence Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corboggy, Co. Meath
