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.” The full piece can be viewed at https://digitalfilmarchive.net/media/elizabeth-ploughs-her-own-course-4841 See more films at www.digitalfilmarchive.net.  Twitter – @NIScreen Facebook – @northernirelandscreen Instagram – @northernirelandscreen #DigitalFilmArchive #NorthernIrelandScreen

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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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