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School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)

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Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs. Flood
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0248, Page 161

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    We sow two acres of potatoes each year. We sow them in drills. First the ground is ploughed. Then it is harrowed and ploughed again. Then it is harrowed again. Then the drills are drawn up with a drill plough.
    The farm-yard manure is put between the drills on the dikes and the slits are left on it. h Then artifical manure is put on top of the slits.
    Then the drill is cut in two halves with a drill-plough to cover the slits and manure. Wooden ploughs were used long ago. they had iron socs, iron coulters, iron mould boards, iron sole plates and an iron rake.
    Pat Quinn used to make
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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
    Kathleen Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonregee, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr James Coyne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon