School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 182

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  1. In my district potatoes are grown extensively, in fact they are the main crop of the smaller-class farmer. My father sows about an acre and a half every year. The names of the different kinds he sows are as follows :- Epicures, Irish Queens, British Queens, Kerr's Pink, Northern Champions, Arran Banners, American Roses, Jenny Deans, and Duke of Yorks.
    Long ago the people used to use
    wooden-ploughs. They were shaped like an ordinary plough only the wooden one had two "loys" and a wooden handle. The farmers who couldn't afford to buy a plough used a spade. The following is a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dorothy Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Templehouse, Co. Sligo