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School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)

Location:
Gortnasillagh East, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Loughlin
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    We grow potatoes on our farm every year. Every farmer grow an acre or two of potatoes in this locality each year but we sometimes grow more. The ground is drained and is scored with a loy the manure is spread in the centre of the ridges. The ridges are three feet wide. There are seeds dropped on the manure and the two sods are turned in on the seeds with a instrumemt called a loy. The two sods meet together overhead and there is clay put up on the ridge.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Ternan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisgavneen, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Charles Mc Ternan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Lisgavneen, Co. Leitrim