Agricultural Labourers Log Book

Reference code: HOYFM.ACL2025.36
Level of description: Fonds
Title: Agricultural Labourers Log Book
Scope and content: A ledger documenting the names of farm workers and the types of work performed, with daily attendance logs and a chronological account of each month's workload. It also includes details of the cows' time, listing cattle names with dates. The handwritten notes suggest that this farm was likely situated in south Antrim, with Ballymena, Lough Neagh, Randalstown, and Toome being common locations. The entries also clarify recurring activities such as sowing grass seed, weeding, potato picking, mowing, hay gathering, ploughing, and threshing. Surnames noted include Scullion, Brady, and McCann. 1870s-1890s.