School: Clonshough

Location:
Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 464

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 464

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  1. About seven acres of land are under potatoes in the district. Manure is put in the drills before the potatoes are put in.
    Ridges are very seldom made because the ground has to be levelled off after ridges with a spade before it can be ploughed.
    Ploughs are used in fields and in big gardens but when potatoes are planted in small plots the drills have to be made with a spade because a plough would not fit well into a plot.
    The spades used are not made around here but are made in town. The names of some of the potatoes are Kerr Pinks, Arran Chiefs, Arran Banners, Queens, Epicures.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Noel Dean
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Turnapin Lane, Co. Dublin