School: Baile an Tobair, Baile an Londraigh (roll number 10314)

Location:
Ballintober, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 286

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 286

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    the potatoes are over ground they are trenched. First the furrows are ploughed. Then they are trenched with a shovel. The potatoes are trenched two times. In the summer they are sprayed two times. In (?) they are dug. The way the potatoes are dug is with a spade. Then the potatoes are picked into a pit and left in field. The big ones are put into a pit by themselves and the small ones put into another pit. There are many different kinds of potatoes such as ................(?). The (?) are the best potatoes for eating.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Carey
    Gender
    Male