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School: Bundoracha (roll number 14331)

Location:
Bundorragha, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Siúbhán Bean Uí Bhúrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137D, Page 03_046

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    Everybody in this place who has land sows as much potatoes each spring as what they require for their own use for the whole year. Each farmer tills his own portion of land for his potatoes; it has to be done with the spade as they have no plough in this district. First of all the ridges are measured out each being five feet wide, and between every two ridges there is a sod about six inches wide turned over; this part of the work is called the scoring. The ridges are next covered with manure; first of all they are sheeted over with sea-weed and the sea-weed
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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
    Máire Ní Niaidh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Máirtín O Niaidh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    38