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School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

Location:
Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
A. Hamill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 144

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The Potato Crop
    There are potatoes growing in our garden. We have about half an acre. My father prepares the ground for the potatoes. When people ridges they put manure on the grass then they drop the potatoes in the manure then they put the clay of the furrow on the potatoes. Some people make drills with a plough. In this district most people use a plough up the field and come down beside the track to put more clay on the drill.
    Spades are not (not) made locally but they are bought in hardware shops. When potatoes are being dug the small
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Marks
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    James Marks
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin