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School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)

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Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
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    The farmer cannot carry on business, without having impliments. For tilling, he must have a plough, harrow, roller, crusher and grubber. He must have the plough to break the (sods) surface, the harrow to break the sods into clay, the crusher to break knobs, the grubber to clean drills, and the roller to roll them. Then to sow grain seed, he must have a machine for the purpose called a seed - sower.
    Then for hay and corn saving, (and corn saving) he must have machines to cut, rakes to rake up, and forks to rick up.
    If he were knocking a ditch he must have a pickaxe and shovel, and if he was digging, a shovel, sprong and spade is necessary.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Lonergan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Quartercross, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Thomas Lonergan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    41
    Address
    Quartercross, Co. Tipperary