School: Sceichín an Rince, Cloichín an Mhargaidh
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- Sceichín an Rince, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Dómhnall Ua Cathasaigh
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- (continued from previous page)spades. A man named Tom Durney used make a sort of plough for making ridges and for ploughing the furrows. At that time people made ridges of three sods. They dug a sod against the first sod. Then they hooked the ridge with the spade because they were no grafans at that time. They had also to dig the furrows with the spade.
Tom Durney lived in Caherghaul he made ploughs of timber. He used make the sook with a aold spade. Cahergaul is in townsland of Coolagarranroe, Ballyporeen. Co. Tipp
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- Informant
- Patrick Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Sceichín an Rince, Co. Thiobraid Árann