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School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)

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Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Sr Déaglán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 357

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    Potatoes are grown in our district each year. Some farmers sow from one to two acres and others one acre. A poor farmer might sow half an acre. The ground is prepared by the farmer and his sons or if he has no sons he has a servant boy. Some farmers plough down the manure that is the manure is spread on the ground before it is ploughed
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullyshelferty, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    James Mc Guirk
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornacreeve, Co. Monaghan