School: Coillte Clochair (C.) (roll number 2364)

Location:
Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Sorcha Ní Mhuireagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 072

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  1. Potatoes are grown on our farm. Every year more than an acre is under potatoes. Some years we have more potatoes than another and they are not so good sometimes.
    My father prepares the ground he puts lime on it before he digs it. After that he digs it up and spreads manure on it then the seed is dropped after that they are moulded and last of all set. They are sprayed during the Summer months and Autumn. Some years the blight sets in and the potatoes melt
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs James Mc Sherry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim