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School: Sruth Nua

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Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
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Tomás de Brún
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    We sow potatoes very year They are sown in drills. Yard manure and shop manure is put after the drills are put made. After the manure is out the slits are spread and the drill closed.
    All the work is done by a plough
    Wooden ploughs were used here long ago. The smiths used to make the spades used
    The people cut the seed a while before they used them. They would be better cut a while before sowing
    Long ago the potatoes in ridges. They used to shut the potatoes with a "faireac". This was a thick piece of wood with
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Joe Coen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Kate Coen
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo