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School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 264

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 264

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    them. It is my job to pick them off the ground. Then they are put in a pit. First a long furrow is made. Then the potatoes are put into it. After that they are covered with dry straw then we put clay over that again. The potatoes that grow best in our land are Shamrocks and Kerr's Pinks.
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  2. Local Proverbs

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    Time or tide waits for no one.
    Live horse and you will get grass.
    Little said is easy mended.
    A shut mouth catches no flies.
    Two heads are better than one.
    A half a loaf is better
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Owen Murtagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Owen Murtagh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath