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School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0214

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  1. Making of Ploughs and Spades

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    The ploughs that were out long ago were different to the ploughs that are out now. All the ploughs were made of wood with iron socks. The reason the wooden ploughs were out was that there was not much iron to make iron ploughs.
    The old people used to buy one pound of iron and a pound of steel and bring it to the blacksmith and get the spades made
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaunbrack, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Knockaunbrack, Co. Galway