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School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 21_009

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  1. The Potatoes

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    This is the second month of Spring ,and the farmers are now getting busy preparing for the sowing of the potatoe crop.
    First they have to prepare the ground and when they have that done, they open drills.Some puts out manure under the potatoes ,others puts them under a" pinch".After a start the manure is spread over them ,and then the drills are covered. There are several varieties of potatoes, Land
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Grádaigh
    Gender
    Male