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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 025

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    Nowadays a lot of people have haysheds but long ago the people always made hayricks. The hayricks are made in sheltery gardens. When a man had a hayrick to make the neighbours come to make some of it Some of them bring a horse and cart to draw in the hay. Sometimes the hay is brought in by "dragging" it
    Long ago the man who was having the hayrick had a barrel of porter When the men had the hayrick made they drank the porter Drink is too dear to buy nowadays but it was very cheap then. Men made a hayrick in about eight hours.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Joseph Maguire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford