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School: Clonegonnell

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Clonagonnell, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
L. Ní Chaoindealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 315

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    The potatoes are sprayed in Summer to keep the blight away. There is a barrel of water put out in the field and blue-stone is put in to melt. When it is melted washing soda is melted on the fire in the house and put in the barrel and it is put on the potatoes with a spraying machine.
    If the potatoes are in drills the digger is got to dig them and if they are in ridges, they are dug with the spade and the servant boy picks them. They are put in pits in the field till Spring then they are picked and put in the house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    R. Grahame
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cauhoo, Co. Cavan