School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)
- Location:
- An Mhaighean, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 086
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- Hayricks are not so common now as they were in former times. Many people have sheds for holding their hay. Nine or ten men gathered to make a hayrick. A few horses and carts were got and the men brought in the hay on the carts. Generally two men made the rick and a few more men "pitched" the hay. The people had porter at hayricks some time ago. There were two men "pitching" the hay. One of them stood on the ladder and the other men "pitched" the hay to him. The men on the ground often took down the man off the ladder with heavy forkfuls of hay. Men would be at their hayricks from daylight to dark night. The men wanted drink very often during the rick making and some of the hayricks fell that night. At hayricks now there is no drink. Two or three men are able to make a hayrick nowadays. The people put chains round the cock of hay and the horses(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Mc Shane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Lagach, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Michael Mc Shane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- An Lagach, Co. an Longfoirt
