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School: Castlecuffe, Mountmellick (roll number 8749)

Location:
Castlecuffe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
J. Devereux
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 140

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    Potatoes are grown in our farm at home.The is an acre and a half of land under them,My father prepares the ground for sowing the potatoes.He ploughs it, harrows it, and then he opens the drills.Then he manures it.The potatoes are cut with a knife one part of the potato is called the skelp,and the other part is called the seed.An iron is used when the ground is being ploughed. The potatoes that grow best in my district are the Irish Queens. Those
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Conroy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Conroy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois