School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

Location:
Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 115

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  1. We sow about one acre of land under potatoes each year at home. About the same amount is sown every year. The farmer prepares the land every year for sowing his crops. The people sometimes manure the land before sowing the seed.
    Some farmers make drills and more make ridges.
    The ridges are made about three feet wide with a drain between every two. The drills are about one foot wide. The farmer manures the potatoes in the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeena, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Killeena, Co. Mayo