DECEMBER 1861.
13. Friday. James about horses in morn:, help up with the 2 square oak logs form river bars, then work Sawmill, Mulodoon about horses in morn:, draw oak logs form river, then at line for drain, Peter saw wood in morn:, clean up do_ do_ do_, Griffin at sundries in morn:, at do_ do_ do_, George about cattle &e, pull wool off sheep skins, boil oats salt pigs heads__ Self see too sawing of oak logs till near 3 o'C, then file & set mill-saw & at sundries___
14 Saturday. James about horses in morn: then work sawmill_ Muldoon do_ do_ do_, then clear for drain, Peter saw wood in morn:, clear for drain, Griffin at sundries in morn: clear for drain, George about cattle pigs &e, split wood & at sundries__ Self refit & put up double window to old pantry & at sundries.
15 Sunday. Church P.M. Self to Bessborough to see the Nobles__
16 Monday. James about horses in morn:, work sawmill & pile lumber, Muldoon about horses in morn:, finish open line for drain by dinner, then began drain, Peter to Robs in morn:, then same as Muldoon, Griffin sundries in morn:, then at drain; George about cattle , pigs &e, & about sundries____ Self clean kitch:-pipe in morn:, run line for drain__
17 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, help butcher cow till noon:, then at drain, Muldoon about horses in morn:, then at drain, Peter saw wood in morn: at drain Griffin about cattle &e in morn:, butcher cow by noon, clean up peas, draw half a load soft wood over from old yard, & about sundries, George not down n morn:, finish about cattle &e, boil oats, help clean up peas & about sundries___ Self help skin part of the cow & at sundries till dinner, measure boards & make out an act: concerning them, file meat-saw & at sundries___
18 Wednesday. James about horses in morn:, help weigh & cut up beef, at sundries till dinner, then at drain__ Muldoon about horses in morn:, then at drain__ Peter saw hardwood in morn:, at drain, Griffin ill__ George about cattle pigs &e, salt beef, clean up rubbish from about Ice-house & about sundries____ Self help cut up beef & hang it up in Garn:, make a hole in ceiling of Ice-house; do some repairs to kitchen windows__
19 Thursday. James about horses in morn:, help butcher cow & at sundries till noon, then at drain, Muldoon about horses in morn:, then draw wood for himself, Peter saw hardwood in morn:, then at drain, Griffin not well in morn:, butcher cow by 11 o'C. about sundries till noon, remove pea-straw from cow-loft into sheep-loft, wheel rubbish out of Ice-house to the landing & about sundries, George about cattle &e, help shift pea-straw & about sundries____
Self skin part of the cow & about sundries till noon, to Berry's in cutter on bare ground, file meat-saw___
20 Friday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:, then at drain, Peter saw hardwood in morn:, then at drain, Griffin at sundries in morn:, help weigh & cut up beef & take it to Gran:, by noon, water horses, saw wood & about sundries____
George about cattle &e, salt beef, saw & split wood_ Self weigh & cut up beef, then about sundries___
21 Saturday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:, then at drain & do up horses in even g , Peter saw hardwood in morn:, then at drain, Griffin saw soft-wood in do_ then at drain, George about cattle, pigs &e, help get the Boar & 2 sows into winter quarters & about sundries______ Self pack away all the mutton & some of the beef, then about sundries_
22 Sunday. Church A.M: soon after dark M r Smith got his horses & cutter into a crack about half way to M r Read's_ James, Peter, Muldoon & Griffin got it out_ they hardly got in to the kitchen when they had to run back & save John Muldoon, John Major & M c Cormick___
23 Monday. James about horses in morn:, help butcher spring pigs, Muldoon about horses in morn:, then at drain, Peter & John Murphy at sundries in morn: then at drain, Griffin at do_ in morn:, butcher spring pigs, George about cattle &e, help at pigs for 2 or 3 hours & about sundries___ Self nail hoop-iron on the new mangers & about sundries.
