School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

Location:
Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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  1. 2nd June 1938
    The Potato Crop
    We have no land of our own. Every year we sow out our potatoes on another person's land. We generally sow one row of potatoes, which consists of five drills.
    The person with whom we sow our potatoes does not charge us anything, because the manure which we draw ourselves is good for his land and makes it rich.
    A man with a horse and plough opens the drills. The width of each drill is about two and a half feet.
    To drop the manure the horse walks the third
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown or Dunshane, Co. Kildare