School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 085

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 085

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    and puts it in a long reek. He draws the turf.
    August:
    In August he sprays his potatoes for the third and last time of possible. He draws home the hay from the meadows and places it in the hay barn. During the end of the month he opens the potatoes headlands or digs so many yards off each drill end.
    September:
    He begins to open the headlands of his corn, Barley, or Wheat. He cuts the corn and ties it into sheaves. He then put it in stacks with six or seven sheaves in each stack. This is to keep them
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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