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School: Shinrone (B.)

Location:
Shinrone, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
William Mac Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 069

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    Potatoes are grown on our farm. We sow about two acres each year and this amount never vary. My father prepares the ground. The ground is manured in no way before turned up. They are sown in drills. A plough is used to make the drills. Wooden ploughs were used long ago. There are none left now. The spades are bought in a shop. The people help each other when sowing. They are stored in pits. The potatoes that grow best are "uptodates" and "skerries" and "aranbanners".
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  2. Once More

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    Since first I left my native hills
    In years' tis nigh too score
    And twice again I've seen the rocks
    That gird old Kerry's shore
    With tears my aching eyes are dim
    And oft I breathe a prayer
    That I may see before I die
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Ryan
    Gender
    Male