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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 192

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    in the crop by the throwing in the lumps, or dropping the seed. The potatoes are planted in ridges. To prepare the ground it is first ploughed and harrowed and then the ridges are marked. The manure is put out on the ridges in many little heaps. Before the potatoes are dropped the manure is spread. When the seed potatoes are picked out of the pit they are cut in the centre leaving an "eye" on each piece.
    Long ago it was all wooden plough
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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
    Kitty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath