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School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 185

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    There are a number of places where the farmer puts his potatoes.
    Around my district called "Carn" Ballyjamesduff, the farmer digs a big hole in the middle of a field, and gathers all the potatoes into bags and buckets, and carries them to the hole, then he throws them into it.
    After that he goes home to the house, and brings a load of rushes to the hole, and covers the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carn, Co. Cavan