School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 108

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  1. The potatoes does be sewn in ridges and drills. When the drills are opened the men pat manure in the drills. They pat seen and the seed grows. When they come up over the ground they are covered again. We have an acre sowed under potatoes.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
        2. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas P. Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrendenny, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Brennan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrendenny, Co. Laois
  2. St. Patrick's day falls on the 17th March. St. Stephen's Day falls on 26th of December. The boys go out hunting the wren on that day. St. Brigid's day falls on the 1st of February. The young men go round from house to house to dance on that night.
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  3. There is two forges in this district. One beside Toberton school. Mr. J Byrne owns it. He works in
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