Winning the turf

Jul 19, 2014, 08:58 PM

Speakers: Mary Murphy/Patsy McNulty
An Ulster idiom for completing the tricky task of saving the turf or indeed the hay. Mary introduces the piece and Patsy gives an eye witness account of the long summer struggle to win that precious turf!

Photo by John Ward: Turf stacks under Carnaween

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