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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 169

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    spraying machine but it is very costly and six farmers usually have a spraying machine between them and then it is very costly on them.
    When the washing soda and culphate of copper are melted, they get a spraying machine if they have one, and fills the barrel then the farmer puts it on his back. he walks up and down through the ridges until he has then sprayed.
    Some people used a byse instead of a machine. If the people did not spray they would have no potatoes from the blight.
    Early in Autumn the farmers digs the potatoes and heaps them in a long heap about forty yards. Then he
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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
    Lily Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Friarstown, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Friarstown, Co. Leitrim