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It all began in 1826 when the Iverk Farming Society gave prizes to members in the village to encouraging them to improve their gardens.
In 1974 it was reported that ‘the best kept flower gardens were a feature of the old shows and in that respect the promoters of Iverk were the pioneers of the modern Tidy Towns competition’.
Well, would you believe that to celebrate 200 years the Iverk Show and Piltown Tidy Towns have come together to continue the best garden tradition!
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In 1827 the following were the winners at Iverk Show for neat clean cottages, with well enclosed gardens, and not kept for the accommodation of lodgers –
1 To Widow Hatchell, Pilltown £1 0 0 (Piltown was spelt with two Ls)
2 To John Barre, Cloncunny 0 15 0
3 To Mr Robert Stephenson, Pilltown 0 15 0
4 To Mrs Beacon, Pilltown 0 10 0
5 To Widow Lewis, Tinisloe 0 10 0
6 To Widow Cashin, Pilltown 0 10 0
Wow, what a prize! With inflation etc. £1 in 1827 is worth today about €900.
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