School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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    body, a beam, and two wheels.
    The handles are made of iron, and they are caught by the man who is driving the horses.
    The body is composed of a mould-board, a sole-plate, a sock, and a point.
    The mould-board is made of metal, and it turns the sod when it is cut.
    The sock is made of metal, and a point also made of metal is attached to the top of the sock.
    Those two cut the sod, and prepare it for the mould-board.
    The sole-plate is attached to the bottom of the body, in order to keep it from wearing out easily.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English