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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 061

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    is very wet and rushy the scores are levelled out again into their former position. Then the farm yard manure is spread on the "white" ridge and then the scores are again turned up around it.
    Having the ground prepared the bean an tighe cuts the "seed" leaving at least one "eye" in each. Lime is thrown on them so that the snails and worms would not eat them when put in the ground. Next they are taken out to the crop field and placed under the scores, two in breadth and about one foot apart.
    After a fortnight they are "set" which means
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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
    Kathleen Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghaderrard West, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Daniel Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gorteendarragh, Co. Leitrim