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School: Gormanstown, Árd Fhíonáin (roll number 5615)

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Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 460

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The Potato Crop
    All the farmers in this district grow potatoes. They first plough and harrow the ground and make the clay fine. The drills are opened then by means of a plough. The women cut the seed potatoes into sciollawns. Then the sciollawns are laid along the furrows and covered with some clay. They put manure out on the furrows then and split the drills with the plough. In the summer months the potatoes are hoed and grubbed to keep down the weeds. When the stalks grow high clay is put to them by means of a plough. They are also sprayed by a mixture of blue stone and water to prevent
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lonergan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr O. Lonergan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary