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School: Leyney (roll number 15384)

Location:
Carrownacleigha, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Sinéad de Brugha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 041

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    We have an acre or more land under potatoes. The manure is scattered on the land first and then is ploughed and made into ridges.
    The farmers wife or daughter prepares the potatoes by splitting them then leaving them to season for about five days then he sows them. Some time ago all the people used steveens but only a few remain.
    Sometimes two farmers joins together for the ploughing and one goes to the others house ploughing. The kinds of potatoes which are most common in this district are Epicures, Kerr pinks, Aran banners, Champions, Queens, King Edwards, Every farmer has to grow certain kinds of potatoes as each kind will not thrive for him.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Muriel Black
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbarran, Co. Sligo