School: Sallybank
- Location:
- Droim Saileach (Merritt), Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 173
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- (continued from previous page)made of tone. Two stones twisting rushed the corn.
Umpers.
Umpers were used for carrying out manure. They wee two baskets on either side of animal. The bottoms of the baskets were hinged with a gad to open the baskets so that they need not be taken from the animals back.
Sheets.
Sheets were sown with a god to take their corn to market.
Clocks
They had no clocks long ago.
The cock was kept in the kithen to crow in the morning.
Weaving of Flax.
Flax was grown in this town land 60 years ago. It was grown in cold land. It was pulled and bound in sheaves and taken to the river or bog hole, and left there for six weeks. Then it is spread out in the field to dry.
It is then taken and pounded(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Moloney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Achadh Roighneach Beag, Co. an Chláir
