Loy (spade)
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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]