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School: Manulla (roll number 14544)

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Manulla, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Mac an Adhastair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 298

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    The turf is cut in April. My father begins to cut his turf on a Friday. First he cleans the bank, he throws the sod into the drain. Then he levels of the bank and leaves it ready for cutting. There are different kinds of turf, black turf, brown turf, and white turf. There are two ways for cutting turf, down turf, and breast turf. There
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Keher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Keher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo