SOURCE: Armagh Guardian: News - SURNAMES indexed - Farming Society - Issue dated 25 Feb 1845: ARCHDALL, BEGGS, CLARK, GRAHAM, GRAHAM, HAMILTON, IRWIN, JOHNSTON, M'ANEVIN, M'CUE, M'GOLRICK, M'MULKIN, MORRISON, RICHARDSON ========================================== The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Armagh Guardian (microfilm), by permission of The British Library. ========================================== FERMANAGH FARMING SOCIETY. LURG BRANCH. This branch of the Fermanagh Farming Society held its Spring meeting at Kish, on the 21st instant, when the following premiums were awarded:-- ARTIFICIAL GRASSES.‹Mr. Wm Graham, Drumall, 1st; Mr. John Johnston, Glenross, 2d; Mr. Archibald Hamilton, Manoo, 3d. DRAINING, ON THE PRINCIPLE OF MR. SMYTH, OF DEANSTON.‹Mr. Johnston M¹Cue, Lurganboy, 1st; Mr. Wm. Graham, Drumall, 2d; Mr. Wm. Morrison, Legnameltug, 3d; Mr. Wm. Irwin, Letter, 4th. In this class there were 17 competitors. TURNIPS.‹Mr. M¹Anevin, Liscurgh, 1st; Mr. Christopher M¹Mulkin, Crevnish, 2d; Mr. Edward Beggs, Tulnaguigy, 3d; Mr. Joseph Clark, 4th. PLOUGHING.‹First Class. Six competitors. Mr. William Graham, Drumall (plough held by his son,) 1st; Mr. Thomas Graham, Duross (plough held by his servant,) 2d; Mr. Christopher M¹Mulkin (plough held by himself,) 3d. Second Class.‹Mr. John M¹Golrick, Tullycalrick, 1st; Mr. John Johnston, Glenross (plough held by his son,), 2d. In the evening a number dined together in the large room of the Market-house. The chair was ably filled by Nicholas M. Archdall, Esq., and the vice-chair by Henry M. Richardson, Esq., when many appropriate toasts were drunk, and several useful speeches made. The company separated at an early hour, highly pleased at the apparent improvement made in the different classes. ========================================== This reprint is intended SOLELY for the non-commercial use of family historians, with the sincere hope that a Lister may find the content useful. I am not descended from the person(s) mentioned herein. **Please refer any questions arising from this article to the general readership of the FERMANAGH mailing list.** Search for your favourite surnames, places, and/or subjects of genealogical interest at the Ireland Newspaper Abstracts web site, at this URL: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/Ireland/index.html