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'Clearing after the great storm, Feb. 27th 1903. Johnnie Seery, Neddy Cash, Jim Bracken, Pat Owens, Bob Pocklington'.
'In the stormy park about 2,500 blown down - all larch. 286 left standing or leaning. Age of trees 70 years, height 60’- 70’, girth at tree level at 6’ from ground 3’ 3’ at 12 from ground 3’ Bob Pocklington'.
'Rory, Bob Pocklington in Knock Bawn Wood. 1250 blown down, Scotch fir, Larch, Beech'.
'Making straw ropes for Haycock. When rain prevented hay making. Top of Hollow field - near gate under oal tree. This upper portion of the Hollow field about 4 1/2 acres gave us great trouble to dave. It was cut 21st July and not saved till 12th August. It was not much good in the cut! 1. Steward. Woods. 1a. Jim Bracken. 2. T Cash. 3. Billy Guy. 4. Tom Bracken. 5. Johnnie Guy. 6. Frank Dunne'.
'With Reaper Binder in Bog View field cutting barley and oats. Two years ago there were 4 fields now made into one large one. The barley being 2nd crops where oats were last year. The oats 1st. crop for about 100 years.
Billy Guy (holding reins), William Woods (steward), Mike Guy (the driver) and the work horses (mares) Polly, Pella and Pansy'.