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School: Baile Fionáin, Fearann Fuar (roll number 7990/1)

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Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghlú
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    The potatoes are very plentiful around my place. They are a very useful crop. The farmer at first ploughs the ground into four or five sod ridges with his horses and plough. Then next he will settle the ridges with a spade. The seed potatoes then are cut into sciollains. Then a man will stick the seed with a spade three seeds in breath
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnanoul, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnanoul, Co. Kerry