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School: Virginia (C )

Location:
Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs B. Farrelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 478

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    There is about one acre of potatoes grown on our farm every year. Sometimes the land is manured before it is ploughed to prevent the potatoes from getting black, and to make sure of a good potato crop.
    Some farmers sow the potatoes in drills and others in ridges. We usually sow them in drills. The drills are opened with a double mould board plough and bag manure is shaken on them.
    Many years ago wooden ploughs were used but they are not now. Any of them that were used, it was the carpenter that made them
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Madge Hanratty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Hanratty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan