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Author Archives: John McNamee
SAVING TURF IN NORTH LONGFORD
© John J. McNamee, Ph.D. Bogs have played a significant role in Ireland where about one-sixth of the land mass is covered with them, most formed about 9,000 years ago. Though little appreciated till recently, bogs have contributed significantly to … Continue reading
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Threshing in North Longford
THRESHING IN NORTH LONGFORD © John J. McNamee Threshing day was a big event in North Longford every harvest, the last major farm task to be completed before winter settled in. In the first half of the twentieth century the … Continue reading
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CURING BACON IN NORTH LONGFORD
CURING BACON IN NORTH LONGFORD © John J. McNamee, Ph.D. “Rashers and eggs” today are synonymous with an Irish breakfast. In North Longford in the first half of the twentieth century rashers and eggs were the staple of the dinner … Continue reading
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GROWING POTATOES IN NORTH LONGFORD
© John J. McNamee, Ph.D. Today potatoes are sold in just about every grocery store and supermarket in rural Ireland. When I was at the Latin School in the 1950s it would have been well nigh impossible to find them … Continue reading