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School: Ridge, Leighlin

Location:
Ridge, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Airtnéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 227

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    My father is the owner of a farm in a mountainous district and therefore it is necessary for him to sow potatoes. The amount varies, as he depends on the weather and on the field.
    Sometimes he sows them in a green field which has been ploughed. On other occasions he sows them in manuered ground. They are always sown in drills except in gardens when they are sown in ridges. At first the ground is ploughed. It is next harrowed and some people plough it a second time. When
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Comerford
    Gender
    Female