bɹˈɪɾɪʃ wˈɪɡ ɹˈaɪɾɚz ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z ɐlˈɛdʒd ðæt plˈaʊɪŋ baɪ ðə tˈeɪl wʌz stˈɪl pɹˈæktɪst ɪnðə wˈɛst ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd æt ðæt tˈaɪm.
British Whig writers of the 1830s alleged that ploughing by the tail was still practised in the West of Ireland at that time.