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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Durlas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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    He set to work with a cow and his "digger" and all his land was ready for his crops before his neighbours who had spent a lot of money in tilling the land by a manual power. They were all astonished at this new invention to do away with labours and they all invented wooden ploughs of their own. They were so delighted with his idea that they carried im around the chapel on a Sunday morning and presented him to their Parish Priest, Father Hogan who proclaimed him a hero. It is the local people's belief to-day that out of this invention all agriculture implements were invented with his
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crois an Ghúlaigh, Co. Thiobraid Árann