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School: Áth Eascrach Cuain (roll number 11975/4094)

Location:
Ahascragh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire Nic Annaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0044, Page 0176

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  1. A Potato Crop

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    Some people sow a garden, but the farmers sow four or five acres of potatoes. The farmer prepares the ground for the potatoes. There is no manure put in the ground before it is ploughed. The farmer manually sows drills but the people who sow a garden sow them in ridges with a spade and the drills are made with a duble plough, and some people use a singal plough.
    Long ago the people used to use wooden ploughs and wooden spades to dig up the ground. The wooden spades were called Brogeen spades. The wooden spades are not used nowadays, it is all metal the people use for this sort of work. The metal articles are usually bought in shops or factorys
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Mountain, Co. Galway