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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 060

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    The most common potatoe which grows in this district is the Kers-pink. Most of the people sow the potatoes in drills. Some of them are sown in ridges. The man of the house prepares the land. First the plough the land and then the harrow it. The plough is mostly used in this district for making drills. The spade is used for making ridges. When the potatoes are planted the man of the house covers the drills. In Autumn the potatoes are ploughed out and put in pits for the Winter.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline B. Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Kathleen Wade
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrendenny, Co. Laois