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School: Glenculloo, Killoscully (roll number 11083)

Location:
Glanculloo, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Ogáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 121

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    Potatoes are grown on our farm for our own use. Approximately an acre of ground is sown with potatoes each year. The man of the farm prepares the ground. The potatoes are sown in both ridges and drills. Ploughing is done for ridges as well as for drills. Ridges are covered with a spade and drills are covered with a ploughing.
    Long ago wooden ploughs were used in the district. There are none to be found now. Spades are not made locally but they are made in the town of Nenagh. They are bought in shops. This is a drawing of a spade.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Hickey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glanculloo, Co. Tipperary