Agriculture has, and continues to play, an important role in the Northern Ireland economy. It's appropriate then that it was a Co Down man who changed the face of farming, not only in Ireland but world wide.
Born at Growell, near Hillsborough, Harry Ferguson didn't invent the tractor, but he did design a revolutionary system which integrated the tractor with its implements, so that they all worked as one unit.The "Sense of Place" team spotted this Ferguson tractor while out and about in the Dromara area.
Do you know which model of tractor it is? Or how it came to be here?
In fact, Ferguson tractors were so popular in Denmark that a waltz was written in their honour! (You can hear it at the end of the previous audio clip.) If you are able to translate any of the words into English - we'd love to hear from you.
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People are proud to own a Ferguson tractor - not just here in Northern Ireland, but the world over. "Almost part of the family" is how one owner described his 'Fergie' tractor. In a 1996 BBC programme, enthusiasts from as far away as Canada and Denmark talk about how efficient the tractors are. Listen
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