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School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A.M. Mac Taidhg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089D, Page 22_017

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    a big purple Potatoe and when it is boiled it is very yellow. Before the potatoes are set the land has to be ploughed and then harrowed to take all the lumps of clay out of the land before the potatoes are set. When the farmer is first setting the potatoes he gets a knife and cuts the potatoes into two halfs and makes slips of them he then puts them in the ridges and gets the manure
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Mháille
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Mháille
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilkenny, Co. Mayo