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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

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Adamstown, Co. Wexford
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D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 105

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    two inches in circumference.
    One horse is yoked to the hay-rake, and when it has gathered the hay, the hay-rake is turned over by means of a handle.
    This handle is made of hickory, and it is about four feet long.
    Hay-rakes are made in Wexford by "Pierce" and they are very good and reliable.

    A Roller :
    A roller is an implement used for rolling corn, broken ground, and meadows.
    It is made of granite, and is about four, or four and a half feet long.
    Rollers are of different weights but they are generally from four, to eight hundred weight.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English