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1948

Binding corn, Dunquin.

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1996

Harvest: Rush harvest at Bunratty, 26/3/1996.

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1996

Harvest: Rush harvest at Bunratty, 26/3/1996.

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1936

Haystack, Duckstown.

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1936

Haystack, Duckstown.

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1936

Haystack, Duckstown.

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Hay wynds.

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Hay wynds.

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Hay wynds.

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1946

Harvest: Corn stacks, near Cashel.

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1946

Harvest: Corn stacks, near Cashel.

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Corn stacks.

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1965

Hand-stacks of oats at Dromintee.

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1965

Hand-stacks of oats at Dromintee.

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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.

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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.

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Harvest scene in late 1920s. L to R: Mickey (Ramsay) MacDonald, Jemmy Ned (Murphy), "Flyer" Mickey Begley, Patsy Begley.

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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.

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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.