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School: Alt Achadh Doire (roll number 15474)

Location:
Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig L. Mac Diarmada
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    Potatoes are grown on Mr. Neely's farm. Six or seven acres of land is sown under potatoes each year.
    Sometimes some of the crop varies.
    William Doherty is the ploughman and he prepares the ground. The first thing is done with the ground is:- it is ploughed, then harrowed, then the manure is scaled and then the crop is sown. The potatoes are sown in drills. A plough is used. Wooden ploughs were never used.
    Mr. Neely never helps anybody.
    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
    Nellie Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal