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School: Baile Tiobóid (roll number 14016)

Location:
Ballytibbot, Co. Cork
Teachers:
R. de Brún E. Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0393, Page 104

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The potato crop is one of the commonest crops grown in this district. An acre or an acre and a half is usually grown. In some places two and three acres are grown by the farmer who has contracts with merchants in Cork.
    When the farmer is preparing the ground he spring harrows it first to kill the weeds. Then he ploughs it and harrows it again and if the earth is lumpy it is rolled to make it fine.
    He opens drills in it again with a drill plough and he manures it with dung and some
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miceal Stafford
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyvaloon, Co. Cork