School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 125
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- XML “The Potato Crop”
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- Patrick Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crumpstown or Marshallstown, Co. Meath
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- Christopher Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crumpstown or Marshallstown, Co. Meath
- The potatoes are usually ploughed out of the ground. The ploughman ploughs about half a drill and then helps the other workmen to pick the potatoes. When the potatoes are picked the other half drill is ploughed and so on until all the potatoes are picked. Some people have potato - diggers.(continues on next page)
