School: Ceathrú Stialláin (Carrowsteelawn) (roll number 12555)

Location:
Carrowsteelaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Giollagáin
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    wear shoes at all because they had no money and they lived in poverty, and they were just as good and as lively, and as healthy, as the people who wore shoes. All the people at present wear shoes. Some of the people did not wear shoes in former times and they were better off than the people who wore shoes.
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  2. Potatoes are grown on my farm. About three roods are sown under potatoes on my farm each year. This amount often varies. Sometimes an acre is sown in it.
    A neighbour prepares the ground. The ground is sometimes manured before being turned up, but not always. The
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Henry Hill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Farmhill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Hill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    61
    Address
    Farmhill, Co. Mayo