School: Magheross (roll number 10695)
- Location:
- Magheross, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Aoife Ní Shíomons
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 065
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- It is a custom in this country for people especially farmers to go and help each other when them have a great deal of work to do; this is called "earning swap". This help is given when a great many people are required to do the work, or when the farmer cannot manage so well by himself.
Some times there is a ploughing match and all the neighbours gather together to give the man a hand with his work. The day is fixed, and that morning every man comes with his plough and horses to begin. That night the farmer(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Riburn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barndonagh, Co. Monaghan
