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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

Location:
Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 334

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    The potatoes are dropped in a line about nine inches apart in a drill, and about one foot in a ridge. They have to be sprayed twice. Some people spray three times. We dig the drills with a ploug, and the ridges with a spade. We put the good ones in pits, and give the little ones to the pigs. Potatoes were used long ago as startch. First they were peeled and then they were grated. Then they were put in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Meath