Willam Mc Burney cutting peat using slane and a hand barrow

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Peat cutting in the Ballymeena area of Ireland was a traditional way of life to fuel the fire and cook in the crofts and cottages, Willuam Mc Burney still cut and burn the peat using sheer muscle power and special tools to slice through the peat bed. He uses a long narrow- bladed spade - called a slane

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Size: 5292px × 3522px
Location: Northern Ireland Great Britain UK
Photo credit: © paul felix craftsmen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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