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School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 260

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    protects them from the frost and keeps them nice an fresh. The potatoes that grow best on our farm are Aran Chiefs, Shamrocks, and Kerrs Pinks. Poreens is the local name for small potatoes and scalps is the name given to cut potatoes used for seed.
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  2. The Potato Crop

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    There are potatoes grown in our farm. There is an acre of land under potatoes each year. My father prepares the ground for the potatoes. The ground is not manured in any way before turning it up. They are sown in drills. When you are making drills you plough the ground first and then you harrow it to break the lumps of clay. We run the plough down the middle of the field and turn up the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadoughran, Co. Westmeath