THE ANNUAL Newport Tractor and Vintage Car Drive and threshing festival combined at Ahern's pub in Ballymackeogh, Newport The vehicles left Lee's Mart in Newport and made their winding way to Ahern's for the afternoon. Proceeds from the drive go to Newport Day Care Centre. A display of threshing relived days of yore for many. The one-day festival, which has been taking place for decades and decades, is reminiscent of harvest time on many of the farms in the area over half a century ago when the visit of the threshing mill to the farms to thrash the corn was a common practice. READ MORE: November closure for post office in one Limerick parish The Ahern family were involved in the provision of the service in the area for many years and one of the old threshing mills used at that time has been carefully restored and will be in use on Sunday afternoon for the continuation of the festival. Teresa Ahern, proprietor, always ensures a great day out for all the family to take a trip down memory lane to remember and celebrate our collective rural past. For more pictures, click 'Next'
PICTURES: Tractor run and threshing relives memories for big crowd
