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FROM 1830 - 1860 > FARMING |
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Farm sizes before the Famine The most comprehensive study of Irish agriculture before the Famine was the Devon Commission which reported in 1844. It illustrates the ... |
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Consolidation of Holdings This chart illustrates the process of consolidation which began during the decade of the Famine. Landlords recognised that by creating ... |
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Bog Village In the years before the Famine, land-hungry tenants spent weeks of back-breaking work reclaiming bog land to make it fit for potato ... |
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Potato Picker This intriguing photograph was taken in Tempo, Co. Fermanagh in 1899. It is of a female potato picker who was obviously malnourished ... |
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Scotch Plough In the mid 19th century well-to-do arable farmers were switching from the old Irish wooden plough to this new type of Scotch iron plough. |
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Potatoes for Sale While a lot of farmers were subsistence farmers, growing potatoes exclusively for their own use, many grew extra potatoes for sale in ... |
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