School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

Location:
Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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  1. There are no wooden ploughs used now in this place, but there were some wooden ploughs were used about thirty years ago.
    A farmer named Michael Donoghue, who lives in Ballyglass, Dysart, has an old one in the barn yet. He does now use it.
    Ploughs, shovels, and spades are bought in the shop.
    Each man sows his own potatoes. If he gets help he pays wages to the man who helps him.
    Corrections,
    shovels,
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Naughton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Roscommon