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School: Carrickallen

Location:
Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 240

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 240

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    The spraying mixture consists of seven lbs of sulphate of coper desolved in forty gallons of water to this is added ten lbs of washing soda.
    It is a hand machine that is used for spraying
    This prevents blight coming on the potatoes.
    Potatoes are usually dug in the month of October.
    The potatoes which are in drills are dug with a potato digger.
    They are gathered and put into pits.
    The potatoes
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    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
    Philip O' Donoghue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountain Lodge, Co. Cavan