School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

Location:: Baile Dháith, Co. Chill Mhantáin
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Methods of Tillage

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Up to 50 years ago, tillage was carried out by two methods (i) the "fack" (ii) the "Graham" plough. The land was first ploughed with the "Graham" plough. Ridges were made and oats sowed on the ridges. The furrows were dug with the "fack", and the loose clay thrown up on the oats with shovels. "Shovelling oats" was the term used for the putting of the clay on the oats. The "stubbles" were dug with the "fack", the field harrowed and drills opened with the Graham plough. The next year oats was sowed in this field, and the following year it was "let out".
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Topics
1. gníomhaíochtaí
  gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
  talmhaíocht (~2,659)
Language

English
Informant
Patrick O' Toole
Gender

Male
Age

45
Occupation

Farmer
Address

An Mhóin Rua, Co. Chill Mhantáin

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