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School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)

Location:
Carrownree, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0624

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  1. Potato Crop

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    In every district in Ireland nearly every farmer sets potatoes. The setting of the potato crop is very tedious work and mostly every farmer gathers a "meithal" for this work.
    Sometimes before the farmer ploughs the land he spreads manure on the green pasture land and then ploughs it into ridges or drills.
    The ridges are then settled and made ready for sticking the potatoes.
    The potatoes are usually split by the women folk.
    During the summer months to protect the potatoes from the blight the farmers sprays them with amixture of blue
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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
    Caitlín Ní Dáithí
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownree, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John J. Darcy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrownree, Co. Sligo