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School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

Location:
Sord, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
Teacher:
A. Hamill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 146

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The Potato- Crop
    Potatoes are the food which is chiefly used by the Irish people. We ourselves have lots of growing.
    My father prepares the ground for them. We have about half-acre of land under potatoes. Potatoes are sown in the month of March.
    In a grassy field or patch potatoes are sown in ridges because the sod has not been turned before hand.
    But they are sown in drills where it has been sodded before. Before being sown the big seed potatoes are cut then manure is placed in the drills and the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lowndes
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Sord, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
    Informant
    Henry Lowndes
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Sord, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath