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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 12_017

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    Every farmer sows a piece or more of potatoes every year in this district. They sow different kinds of potatoes. These are some of them, Epicures, Aran Banners, Champions, Dates, Irish Queens, and British Queens. The sow about half an acre. They sow Epicures for early potatoes. These potatoes are sowed, weeded, moulded, and sprayed first.
    Some of the farmers sow the potatoes, others pitch them. If is a bad year, they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peigí C. Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female