School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 084

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 084

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    May:
    In May he cuts his turf and puts it in heaps. When it is dry he draws it out so it will be handy for drawing home.
    June:
    In June he cleans the potatoes and thin the turnips and mangos. He thinns some of the beet. He does have the most of it thinned.
    July:
    It July he cuts his meadows and works hard until it is dry. Then he puts it in trams. He draws it into the haggard.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English