School: Sheanmore (roll number 16197)
- Location:
- Sheeanmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Síghle Ní Dhonnchadha
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- In the new world, agriculture is practically a new thing. The white man has introduced many new crops on a vast scale in North America, and, as a result, certain insects have increased to such an extent that a large part of every year's crop is destroyed by them. Many native insects have been provided with an almost unlimited food supply, and invaders, such as the gypsy moth, have been given a land free from enemies. Like the human immigrants, these foreign insects have found America a land of promises, but their natural
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- Pádraig Breathnach
- Gender
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