This vintage farming documentary takes a look at the farming practises here in Ireland during the last century. Included in this film is ploughing with donkeys, picking the stones from the ground, sowing the grain by hand, raking the ground with a harrow, cutting the oats with and scythe and then we finish of the video with the oats being threshed. | Videos of Irish Farming Life

28K views · 465 reactions | Through the 1800's and early 1900's Hiring Fairs were held in the towns and villages of Ireland. At these fairs the poorest people were sold into servitude for 6 months to a year. Here is a short clip from a documentary on the Hiring Fairs which also includes and interview with a woman that was "hired" in the 1920's. | Videos of Irish Farming Life | Facebook