School: Glynn (C.) (roll number 4602)

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   round, some long, and some the shape of an egg.
   They are used for feeding many things, for feeding fowl, pigs, dogs and human beings, and they are also sold to people living in the towns.
   When the potatoes are new people generally take a piece of butter with them, because it is an old custom.

   

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2. Potato Crop

   

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   There is generally a large crop of potatoes grown in the parish of Glynn, as it is one of the most useful. People with a large portion of land sow a great deal of them but the labourers also sow them. When preparing the ground for potatoes, it is ploughed first, then harrowed and finally rolled. Then drills are made

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. potatoes (~2,701)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Julie Sexton

   Gender

   Female