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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 451

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    They get buckets and one picks the good ones and the other picks the bad ones and small ones. They then put them in different pits when the buckets are full. Straw is put on them and then clay in put on them.
    White roses, Kerrs pinks and champions we plant in our farm. White roses grow best in our farm.
    Potatoes were used as starch but I do not know how it was made.
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  2. The Potato Crop

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    Potatoes are grown on our farm. About one statute acre is under potatoes each year.
    My brother prepares the frown for the potatoes before the potatoes are planted in manure is applied. The potatoes in our farm are planted in drills. Drills are
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath