Gordon,
I am glad you are enjoying the book. It made me laugh. I have a neighbour who was brought up on a farm like that in Co. Down and he says it’s pretty typical. He particularly recalled the arrival of the first tractor in the late 1940s which he (as a young man) was wildly enthusiastic about. His father however was very suspicious and preferred horses. Whenever the tractor broke down, his father was quick to point out: ‘You don’t have that problem with horses.” (Though actually you do). The horses were kept on largely as pets till the end of their days because his father was so fond of them. Electricity was another controversial change. His father couldn’t see the point of it at first. It was just as easy to light a paraffin lamp to milk the cows, as flick a switch, was his view. However when someone invented electric milking machines and it halved the time taken to milk the cows, he suddenly came round to its uses. At first the only electricity on the farm was in the milking shed. None in the house. No use for it there! Elwyn On Wed, 24 Jun 2020 at 09:04, Marion via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > Sorry Linda, > That should have been JSTOR ! Its a website where you can access a variety > of academic journals. I’ ve only just discovered it and they are allowing > free accounts during COVID pandemic. Apologies for typing error; it was > late when I sent the email. > Regards Marion > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Linda Nimer via CoTyroneList > Sent: 24 June 2020 05:07 > To: Marion via CoTyroneList > Cc: Linda Nimer > Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Marriage Customs > > What is YSTOR? > Linda > > On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 03:11:42 PM PDT, Marion via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Elwyn > Thanks again for all your explanations and insight which have helped me > understand this topic more clearly. The journals I mentioned cover similar > topics to the book you described and I have been able to access them > through YSTOR which is free at the moment. I have already downloaded ‘Bob > was a Protestant horse’ onto my kindle and am looking forward to reading > it. I always expect an interesting response to my queries from you and am > never disappointed. > > Ron > Thanks to you too for your perspective on illegitimacy and the way people > tend to be supportive in these circumstances. Its strange that no one in my > family knew that my grandfather was illegitimate till I started delving > into the past! > > I am grateful to everyone who has contributed to this discussion and > really appreciate the forum the mailing list provides. > Regards Marion > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
