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School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)

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Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mrs Peoples
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1091, Page 131

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    Na Pretaí
    Potatoes are planted in our farm every year.
    My brother Neil prepares the ground for the potatoes.
    First he ploughs the ground then he harrows it and after that the drills are opened and farm-yard manure and Sulphate of Amonia and Guano are put in the drills.
    After the drills are closed the potatoes are 'kibbed'.
    The drills are made with iron ploughs in this district
    In olden times the people worked the ground with wooden ploughs but they are not in use now.
    It s all iron ploughs that the men work with in this district nowadays.
    There are no spades made in this district. The spades are all bought
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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
    Maggie Carr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glinsk, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Neil Carr
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    28
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Glinsk, Co. Donegal