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School: Tullaroan (B.) (roll number 1302)

Location:
Tullaroan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Daniel Brennan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 077

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The chief crop that is sown in the parish of Tullaroan in potatoes. The people have alot of preparations to make before they can sow the potatoes.
    The people of Tullaroan have different ways of sowing them. The farmers around here have the ground ploughed since the Winter, and when Spring comes they have to harrow cultivate and roll the ground. When they have that done they put out the manure and sow the potatoes.
    The potatoes have to be wed three times at least during the Summer months and sprayed twice.
    When Autumn comes the totatoes are dug
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    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
    Timothy Quigley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr J. Quigley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Tullaroan, Co. Kilkenny