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

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Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 074

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    Potatoes are grown on our farm. The men prepare the ground for the crop. First of all they draw manure to the place where the crop is to be put.
    Than they spread it and drop the seed. After that they dig the sods along the sides of the ridges and throw them up on the manure. They do this work with a spade. Spades are not made locally. In the summer the potato crop has to be sprayed with washing-soda and blue-stone. The potato crop is dug in the month of October. The are first put in heaps in the fields and the are put in a barn. Starch is sometimes made from potatoes. This is made by grating the potatoes and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary B Leonard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Agho, Co. Fermanagh
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Leonard
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Agho, Co. Fermanagh