This is a Ferguson machine, turning sod turf. Turning sods by hand, as many of my readers will know,

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Bill Murphy sent us this photo of his class in Lyreacrompane school styrofoam sheet in 1953. With the help of his niece, Kate Murphy MacMahon he has found all the names and even a photo of the page in the roll book with his name in Irish. Bill is visiting North Kerry at the moment so maybe he will have a few more photos or memories to share.
This is a Ferguson machine, turning sod turf. Turning sods by hand, as many of my readers will know, is backbreaking drudgery. This machine revolutionised the turning process, marking one of the steps in the change that saw men replaced by machines on our bogs.
Labels: styrofoam sheet 1953 , An Rolla Scoile , Bord na Mona , Donal Walsh R.I.P. , Lyreacrompane , Vintage Day
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