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School: Ganntaigh (Ganty)

Location:
Gaintí, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Sorcha Bean Uí Chlúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0201

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The potato crop is the principal one grown in this district. Every farmer sows about an acre or two. At first, the soil is ploughed and made smooth. Then the drills are made with a plough. Then the sgiolláns are put in the drills about fifteen inches apart. Then the drills are closed with a plough. After the potatoes are some time in the ground they come up in little stalks. Then they are grubbed. Then the drills are moulded. In the month of October the potatoes are dug out again, and put into pits, and are covered with straw, then they put clay on the pits, to keep out frost and rain. The people in
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    Language
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    Collector
    Paddy Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Gearrchluain, Co. na Gaillimhe