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   “Long ago it was said that a boy would be killed by lightning on a certain day.”

   

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   go into the hole. He stood on the edge of the hole and read his prayer book. When he was finished reading the lightning came and it fell into the hole and he was not killed.

   

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2. Potatoes

   

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   About an acre and a half of potatoes are sown on our farm at home each yea. My father prepares the ground for them. Sometimes the field is manured before it is ploughed. If there is a brae on the field it is manured because when the drills are up you could not get the manure down. When the manure is put

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. potatoes (~2,701)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Packie Mc Carvill

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   14

   Address

   Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Pat Mc Carvill

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   64

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan