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Scoil: Skerdagh, Newport (uimhir rolla 3905)
An Sciordach Íochtair, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Duine Gach duine Mrs Garvey (1) John Mc Manamon (1) Teanga Gach teanga Béarla (52) Gaeilge (1)
The Red Pig of Knowledge Tras-scríofa
The Stepmother and the Man Tras-scríofa
The Man and His Three Sons Tras-scríofa
The Young Prince and Giant Tras-scríofa
Hudden and Dudden and Daniel O'Leary Tras-scríofa
Poll an Tairbh Tras-scríofa
Crocán na Muc Tras-scríofa
Giorria Mc Cann Tras-scríofa
The Fairy Corpse Tras-scríofa
The Miller and the Student Tras-scríofa
Bog Deal and Bog Deal Candles Tras-scríofa
Killbride and Loch Marcán Tras-scríofa
Croc na gCorp Tras-scríofa
Signs of the Weather Tras-scríofa
A Cure for a Cow in the Fairies Tras-scríofa
Dust in the Eye Tras-scríofa
Darts or Elf Stones (Another Version) Tras-scríofa
Loch Marcán Again - Another Version Tras-scríofa
A Story about an Eel Tras-scríofa
Locgeevor or The Blessed Well Tras-scríofa
A Lake Monster - An Eel Tras-scríofa
Burning the Ground for Manure Tras-scríofa
How Linen Was Made in Olden Times Tras-scríofa
A Funeral in the Air Tras-scríofa
The Invisible Carriage Tras-scríofa
A Cure for a Cow with a Swelled Stomach Tras-scríofa
The Worm Knot Tras-scríofa
Black Oak Le tras-scríobh
Potato Cake Le tras-scríobh
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“Bog Deal and Bog Deal Candles”
Ar an leathanach seo
Bog Deal and Bog Deal Candles (ar lean)
(ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)
The bog deal is to be found four or five or twelve feet under the bog. The lower part of the trunk and the roots remain though in some cases beams up to forty feet and more are to be found. The location of these beams can be easily detected on a morning on which there is dew as the dew lies lighter on the ground over the beams. All the trunks and beams bears the mark of fire showing that the trees must have been destroyed by burning. In times gone by there was a great amount of bog deal used.
The usual method of cutting bog deal was first locate the roots, then clear away the bog soil from round it with a spade. The whole of a root was then exposed and was cut into pieces with a bog deal ace. The pieces were thrown up on the bank where they were pulled in lumps to dry. When dry it was taken home. Oftentimes when the roots were cleared away the hole left in the bog was as big as a house. The men in those days spent a lot of times each summer cutting bog deal.
Bog deal was much in demand for roofing houses. No other timber could begot. Beams were located in the bog, taken up, sawed
(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)
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