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

Location:
Glynn, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 437

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  1. Potato Crop (continued)

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    in pits or sometimes in lofts, dividing the different varieties from each other. The potatoes generally sown in this locality are; "Kerrs Pinks", "Langworthy", "Arron Chiefs," "Shamrocks," British "Queens," and "Presidents."
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  2. Potato Crop

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    In this parish potatoes are grown on every farm and most of the cottage people grow them too.
    About two acres are sown under them each year but sometimes more.
    The farmer generally prepares the soil but sometimes the workman if he has one employed. The ground is not manured before the soil is ploughed but after it is
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Wadding
    Gender
    Female