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Spade work.
Spade work.
Men driving a horse ploughing the land, Coimíneol.
Two men driving a horse ploughing the land, Coimíneol.
Weeding corn.
1946
Old tillage, Crusheen.
1946
Old tillage, Crusheen.
1939
Manuring spade-tilled potato ridges, Athea.
1939
Ridges, Athea.
1940
Spreading manure for potatoes.
1967
Turning “beán” (i.e. bán, talamh bán), Gortnagross.
Derry Upper, Modeligo. Furze litter/manure.
Derry Upper, Modeligo. Furze litter/manure.
Derry Upper, Modeligo. Furze litter/manure.
Derry Upper, Modeligo. Furze litter/manure.
Derry Upper, Modeligo. Furze litter/manure.
1955
Men and Boys: Mickey McCuaig ploughing.
1955
Planting: Rathlin men in Foresty Dept. lorry. 1st phase tree planting in Island.
1965
Ridges or 'rigs' (local term) prepared, with farm-yard manure on one ridge, preparatory to the planting or 'setting' of potatoes at Mickey McDonald's, Annaghia, Dromintee parish.
1968
"Splitting" potato drills in the last field on the Dromintee side of Slieve Gullion, south Armagh. The late Charlie O'Hagan ('Haggins') and his sister Helen. At left, Michael J. Murphy and Professor Evans.
1965
'Rising Stones': Boulders extirpated from a field at Dromintee.