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School: Cluain (1), Baile an Droichid

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Clonmore, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0908, Page 225

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    Around here when there were no iron ploughs the people had what they called wooden ploughs. These wooden ploughs were very hard to work with. When they were working with them, it took one horse, with one man to lead the horse another man to hold the handle of the plough and two men to keep the plough in the ground. There are the remains of an old plough on the lands
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killalongford, Co. Carlow