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Gerald Potterton

Gerald Potterton

Farmer Writes
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Gerald Potterton farms tillage and some beef at Kildalkey, Co. Meath.

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

The onset of harvest today is positively boring towards this carry on, but chances are your ancestors were at it centuries ago.

FARMER WRITES 15 July 2026
Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook
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