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School: Páirc an Éadain (Facefield)

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Facefield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 201

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    The Potato Crop
    We sow potatoes on our farm and each year we sow about an acre and a half. We only sow that amount every year.
    My father and brother prepare the ground. The people do not manure the ground until they have the drills opened. We always sow our potatoes in drills.
    When people have ridges they sow them with spades, but we always sow our potatoes with a plough. The farmers do not make spades. They are manufactured in Castlebar and sold in shops and people buy them. When people are preparing land for potatoes, they first plough it, and grub it. Then they opened the drills, put out manure, leave slits and close the drills.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Nic Seafraidh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Jeffers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tawnylough, Co. Mayo