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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 044

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    We sow an acre and a half of potatoes. My brother prepares the ground. The ground for potatoes is ploughed twice, then harrowed, next the scutch grass is picked the ground is rolled, then the drills are opened with a plough.
    In the fields the potatoes are sowed in drills. If the garden is big the potatoes are sowed in drills also, but if it is small they are usually sowed in ridges. The plough is always used in the fields but the spade is used for digging the garden. The plough is used for opening and closing the drills.
    People help one another in putting down the potatoes. One farmer goes to work with his neighbour.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Gleeson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Gleeson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly