
B028.25.00007
1966
Stacks & Ricks: Position of ricks in haggard at house of Peter Owens, Adavoyle, adjoining the road. (In trees immediately behind is the local Church of Ireland, Meigh village further on east).
1966
Stacks & Ricks: Position of ricks in haggard at house of Peter Owens, Adavoyle, adjoining the road. (In trees immediately behind is the local Church of Ireland, Meigh village further on east).
1966
Entrance to yard at Forkhill.
1966
Rick of straw at Forkhill.
1930
Harvest scene. Reaping oats, Slieve Gullion in the background. On the reaper is Paddy the Racker O’Hare going to tie a sheaf and the late Johnny Babe.
1963
Harvest, "A Band" (local term), used for tying oats, so that none of the grain in the binding of the sheaf forms part of the knot. Saves the grain from "heating" and sprouting in bad weather.
Harvest scene in late 1920s. L to R: Mickey (Ramsay) MacDonald, Jemmy Ned (Murphy), "Flyer" Mickey Begley, Patsy Begley.
Harvest scene: Mowing oats with a scythe: girl holds the stick for the mower to press back the oats and so facilitate the mowing. Mower is Mickey O’Hare, the brother-in-law of MJ Murphy and his daughter Statia.
1966
Baling hay at Patrick O'Hare's.
1966
Baling hay at Patrick O'Hare's.
1957
Whinstone: Young whins (furze) pounded or melled with wooden mallet on stone. Funeral offerings were collected on this stone when funerals went from Burren to Clonallon.
1962
Corn stooks of four sheaves each. Fort (fairy fort) in background. No data available about this fort.
1957
Whinstone: Young whins (furze) pounded or melled with wooden mallet on stone. Funeral offerings were collected on this stone when funerals went from Burren to Clonallon.
1963
Harvest at Clontifleece.
1948
Corn-stacks, Magheroarty.
1948
Corn-stacks, Magheroarty.
1948
Corn-stacks, Magheroarty.
1949
Harvest: Súiste (flail) 1. lámhchrann (flail handle), 2. buailtín (striker), 3. iall (thong), 4. ubhall (knob). Sopóg (bundle of straw), ceangal (tying).
1949
Corn-stacks, Gortahork.
1949
Corn stacks, Gortahork.
1949
Corn stacks, Gortahork.