Book recalls ploughing legend Thady

THE life and times of Thady Kelleher of Dromalour, Kanturk — one of the legendary exponents of the ancient art of ploughing with horses — have been recorded in a book by his sister.

Sheila Foley of Killowen, Newmarket, author of “Star of the Plough”, said she decided after Thady’s sudden death in 2004 to write the book on his ploughing achievements and the memories he left behind.

“He worked all his life with the soil and had a gra for horses. He loved tradition and heritage,” she recalled.