School: Coill na Leac
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac Geibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 071
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- XML “The Planting of the Potatoes”
- XML “The Spade”
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- Mary Masterson
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- The spade is a tool used by the farmer, for planting and setting potatoes. It measures a foot and a half, and it is made of iron, and it has two ears one each side, for driving it into the ground while you are working. It has a wooden handle. This is the spade (drawing of spade)
