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School: An Dubh-Chearn (roll number 9534)

Location:
Doochorran, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Mhic an Ríogh
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  1. The Story of How the Ground is Prepared for Sowing Potatoes

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    First the farmer cuts the rushes and gathers them off the field that he intends to dig. Then he scores the field and between every two cuts he scatters a ridge of manure. Then he comes along with a loy and digs it. This is much slower than coping with a plough. It takes a man a fortnight to dig a lee field. When he turns up a sod he digs the mould and throws it into the heart of the ridge which is called hearting.
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