School: Árd-chill
- Location:
- Ardkill More, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 252
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- Thirty years ago flails were very common farm implements and were to be seen in the rafters of every farmers' barn. Now it is different. Few farmers possess a flail and few young boys know how to use one. Yet there is still an odd farmer who threshes his oats by the flail.
John Hyland
Aughadreena,
mentioned before, still has a flail. A Flail was always home-made and consisted of "a hand-staff,"
"a soople "
"two cáipíns " and
"a meigilín."The hand - staff was an ash hilt or handle about 4' long. This the thresher held in his hand while at work.
The "soople" was a hardy piece of black-thorn about 3' long but lighter and thinner than the hand-staff.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ben Galligan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardkill More, Co. Cavan
