Above, image of a thrashing machine. Doing it the old fashioned way !

These men gave a demonstration of how a thrashing machine operated. The wheat was loaded in from the top and the grain was seperated and came down a shoot where it was bagged, while the chaff dropped from an opening in the front and was gathered and stacked into bundles.

The whole process was labour intensive and dusty. The thrashing machine above is the property of Mr Francis Grisewood from Cappagh House, and it is dated 1920.

Crafts people at work; from left, the basket weaver, wood turner and the potter. At the Cappawhite

Thrashing there was a demonstration by some local crafts people. The basket weaving was done by Brother Fitzgerald. The wood turner was Mr John Woods and the Potter was Ms Jacintha Renehan. All these trades flourished at one time and it is great to see them making a great come-back.

On the left you can see some of the children at the Cappawhite Thrashing taking a trip in a jaunting car. This was a popular form of transport in times gone by. The other image is of a competition using a bandsaw.

The idea is to time each team to see who can make the cleanest, fastest cut. There were a lot of near heart attacks on the day and the fit were seperated from the unfit.

Above left, Ballysheeda Castle, and right, church tower at Toem village.
Ballysheeda Castle stands on private property and one must have the landowners permission to enter.

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