School: Seefin (B. & C.) (roll number 12874)

Location:
Seefin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
James P. Byrne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096G, Page 01_014

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  1. Every farmer in our village sow potatoes. They all sow two acres of potatoes. They plough the land at first. Then it is harrowed and made fine soil of it. Then the farmer gets a plough and makes drills of it. He pouts out the manure in the bottom of the drills. He closes the drills with an iron plough. When sowing the potatoes the people help each other. After school in the evening the farmers children go leaving slits for a neighbour. When
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Joe Cunningham
    Gender
    Male