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School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)

Location:
Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonduibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 567

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    When the farmers wants to sow the potato crop he ploughs the ground very deeply. He always harrows and cultivates it. He opens drills with the plough. He puts dung in the middle of the drills. Then he puts the potatoes in the drills and covers them with clay.
    When they spring up he moulds them twice. When they are blossomed he sprays them with blue stone and washingsoda. In October he ploughs them out of the land and puts them in pits.
    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
    Rosaleen Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killavally, Co. Westmeath