Elizabeth Ploughs Her Own Course (1965)

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We have another wonderful clip from from our friends at Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive.
This clip is from 1965 and is courtesy of UTV © ITV.
We have another interesting clip relating to ploughing in Northern Ireland, this time we meet Elizabeth from Ballyclare who enjoys ploughing as a past-time but also competes, despite having a full-time job in an office.
She says: “I love ploughing, I get a lot of enjoyment out of it. I started ploughing about two years ago and the first match that I went to was Ballyboley and I did quite well in it.”
She adds: “When I was at school I had more time to plough but now that I have an office job it has become much more of a past-time. I plough at weekends and during holidays.”
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00:36 - Elizabeth, this is certainly very much the man's world.
00:45 Do you get a great kick out of playing?
00:47 - Yes, I love it, so do, it's great.
00:50 - Well, when did you first start playing?
00:53 - About two years ago.
00:54 The first playing match I went to was Bali Boli.
00:57 - Yes.
00:58 - And I've done quite well in it.
01:01 Now, you have a full-time job at present.
01:03 Is this playing really rather a gimmick?
01:06 - Yes, when I was at school, I had more time to play,
01:09 but now I have an office job, so just past time.
01:13 - Well, do you play at weekends and holidays?
01:16 - Yes, I do.
01:17 - You often compete against male competitors.
01:21 Do they look upon you as a joke,
01:24 or do they take it all as a serious business?
01:27 - No, I think that they think I'm a competitor
01:30 and I'm playing against them.
01:32 I say for them to do their best and I'll do mine.
01:35 - And let the best one win.
01:36 - Yes.
01:37 - Now, Elizabeth, do you hope to marry a farmer?
01:39 - Yes, if there's any farmers to marry.
01:42 - Well, he'll certainly have to mind his furrow.
01:46 Elizabeth, thank you very much.
01:48 - Thank you.
01:48 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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