Loy (spade)

A loy is an early Irish spade with a long heavy handle made of ash, a narrow steel plate on the face and a single footrest. The word loy comes from the Irish word láí (Old Irish láige, Proto-Celtic *laginā), which means "spade".^[1] It was used for manual ploughing prior to and during the Great Famine.^[2]^[3]

^ "eDIL - Irish Language Dictionary". www.dil.ie.
^ Cite error: The named reference WE2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Paul Hughes (30 September 2008). "Collinstown man scoops national ploughing prize". Westmeath Examiner. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

[1] "eDIL - Irish Language Dictionary". www.dil.ie.

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[WE1-3] Paul Hughes (30 September 2008). "Collinstown man scoops national ploughing prize". Westmeath Examiner. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

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