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FROM 1870 - 1914 > FARMING |
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Horse-drawn Reaper In spite of the growth of Belfast and other towns during the 19th century when thousands of men and women moved to the city seeking ... |
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Hand Cutting Oats While the horse-drawn reaper reduced some of the back-breaking manual work done on farms, many smallholders continued to harvest cereal ... |
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Corn Stack When the corn had been harvested, it was tied into sheaves with the stems of the corn. As farming became more mechanised, this was done ... |
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Hay The great increase in cattle numbers in the second half of the 19th century forced farmers to sow more grass. In winter, hay which had ... |
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Horse Power Before the appearance of the tractor the horse was the farmer’s main source of power. Horses were used to power a simple horse ... |
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Threshing In the early part of the 20th century a new noise was heard throughout the winter days as the steam thresher set to work on Ulster’s ... |
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Poultry Hens scratching around a farmyard were a common sight in rural Ireland. At night these free-range hens would be shut in chicken huts to ... |
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Aughnacloy Egg Market If eggs were produced in sufficient quantity the farmer’s wife had the opportunity to sell her produce in the nearby town or village. ... |
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Cattle In the second half of the l9th century there was a 60 per cent increase in cattle numbers in Ireland, which reflected the general shift ... |
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Turf cutting In rural Ulster turf provided the main fuel for heating and cooking. The widespread deposits of peat and the easy access to the bogs ... |
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