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School: Tullycanna

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Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Tomás de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 197

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    Potatoes are sown on my father's farm. About two acres were grown this year and the amount seldom varies. My father or some of the workmen prepares the ground for the crop. In some cases the farmyard manure is shaken on the field and ploughed into the soil and sometimes it is shaken into the furrows.
    Arificial manure is shaken in the drills. Early potatoes are generally sown in ridges but the general crop is sown in drills. The drills are made with a double-plough usually, but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maxboley, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    John White
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Maxboley, Co. Wexford