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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 501

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    The furrows were then ploughed. A heavy flat stone was drawn along the furrows by a horse to break up the lumps of clay. The man driving the horse stood on the stone to make it heavier. Next the clay in the furrows was spread over the manure by means of a shovel. When the stalks were a few inches high the furrows were again ploughed and the clay put between the stalks with shovels.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Coffey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhist, Co. Tipperary