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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 193

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    that were used but none of those remain. The spades that are used are brought in a shop (drawing of spade)
    The local people do not help one another in planting the potatoes as in former days.
    When the potatoes are coming up over ground they are secondly covered. When they are well over ground they are sprayed for fear of the blight harming them. In October the farmers start to dig the potatoes with a spade
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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