School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 087
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- (continued from previous page)December:
In December he sows his winter wheat and takes a rest until Christmas. Then he drinks for a couple of days around Christmas. Then he rests after his hard year’s work.
- A Turnip MachineIt is not every Farmer has a turnip machine. They are a very useful thing for sowing turnips. Most of the shopkeepers keep them for to make money.It has handles like a grub. It has no wheels, but in front there is a roller for rolling the drill.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- C. Delaney
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Rossnaclonagh Inside, Co. Laois
