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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 524

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    The most important crop growing is the potato and it is taken great care of.
    First of all the farmer ploughs the ground and then puts out the manure. In each ridge there are about five scrapes and a hinton.
    Every farmer sets at least an acre of potatoes.
    A lot of them set the potatoes in ridges others in drills. Some say the are better in ridges.
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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
    Rita Nugent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Street, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Joe Nugent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    38