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School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)

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Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 151

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  1. The Potato-Crop (continued)

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  2. The Potato-Crop

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    About one acre of land is planted under potatoes. When a man has no plough he pays a farmer to plough the ground. Then they harrow it and make drills. In the valley between the two ridges they put manure. Then they put the seed potatoes about a foot apart. Then they close the drills. This means they cover the (drills) potatoes.
    Later on they "land them" which means putting more clay up on them with a plough. When the make ridges they make
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