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School: Sean Bhaile Árd (roll number 14663)

Location:
Shanballard, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 300

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    placed on the manure about a foot apart. The drills are then closed and in three weeks are moulded with the plough as by that time the stalks are about an inch over the soil. The weeds are then pulled and when spraying time comes the potatoes are sprayed in the same manner as when sown in ridges.
    Sowing potatoes by foideen is usually done in land which is not ploughed before or cultivated for some years. The land is ploughed into ridges and is then sown in the same manner as is usually done in ridges. When the stalks have grown over the soil they are moulded and sprayed in the ordinary way.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Arabella Melody
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncah, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Melody
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male