Ploughing ahead in fair and foul weather

Unlike the current three-day showpiece, which is held in September, the one-day 1950 championships were held on February 9 at Castle Bernard,

Castle Bernard, Bandon, Co Cork, in 1929, Ref: 448A 

The crowds that will flock to The Ploughing in Screggan, Co Offaly, next week will be able to freely move about on the hard surface trackways that are a feature of the event.

But those who attended the 20th national championships in Bandon, Co Cork, 75 years ago, didn’t have the same facilities to cope with the vagaries of the weather during their walkabout.