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School: St. Anne's (B.)

Location:
Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Mac an t Saoir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 146

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    We have an acre and a half of potatoes growing on our farm every year. The ground is plouged and harrowed. Then the drukks are opened and the manure is put out. The seed is cut and then dropped eight or nine (feet) apart. When that is done the farmer comes along and closes them with a plough. Some people use drills and other ridges.
    The people who use the ridges have to put them in with spades which are bought in shops. After a couple of months they are dug, gathered, and stored in a pit for the Winter.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan