O'Brien ,Aloysius 3.Interview about the land use and farming

• Main Authors: Shawyer, Jo
• Other Authors: O'Brien,Aloysius 1915-2008, O'Brien Aloysius, 1915-2008, was born in St. John's, NL and the last descendant of the O'Brien Family. His mother's family came from Waterford and his father's family from Kilkenny in Ireland. He was a farmer and also taught himself the Irish Gaelic and botany. During his life, He was active in preserving and promoting the Irish-Newfoundland culture and traditions.
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Work; Farming; O'Brien,Aloysius 1915-2008; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6093

The topics concentrate on the different locations of meadows in the farm and the rotation syetem in the field. Aloysius talked about the cultivation of hay, crops and vegetables in the farm "00:00-05:00 they are looking at a map of the farm; identifying different locations on the map; the farmhouse and its history 05:00-10:00 the barn; summer houses; the use of lands in the farm; 10:00-15:00 Different use of the lands in the farm; meadows; 15:00- 20:00 pasture; crop; drains; 20:00-25:00 drains; the time in a year for different work; oats 25:00-30:00 oats and hay; the growth of crop; clover; the rotation system in the field 30:00-35:00 ploughing; the time for different work; turnips and cabbages; oats and hay 35:00-40:00 harrowing; ploughing; horse working; bush harrow 40:00-45:00 bush harrow; hay wire; top meadow 45:00-50:00 land clearing; big fire in Pippy Park; meadow and pond 50:00 -55:00 land clearing in 19th century “Irish youngsters”, the Irish immigrants; 55:00- 56:28 turnips cabbage; the rotation systems used in the field "