School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 110

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    The beam is made of iron and it is attached to the top of the body.
    A bar of iron, about a foot long, is riveted to the beam.
    This bar is rivetted in the centre with a big wheel on one end, and a little wheel on the other end.
    Those wheels are made of metal.
    The length of the plough is about eight and a half or nine feet long.
    Wheel-ploughs are drawn by two horses, and they are made in Wexford.
    The Drill Plough :
    The drill plough is used for making drills and covering drills.
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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