Large cut Turf around the Lough Shore-Bigger than normal-technique introduced by Dutch man called Gogh who worked for bord na mona at the turn of the century. Cut big to suit the sponginess of the turf.
Having a very poor tolerance level. The word threshold is the part of the door frame that you step over. In times gone by it was the peice of wood that went accross the doorway to stop the straw or hay (thresh) from spilling out of the house, long before carpets were used. Hence the word 'threshold'