School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)
- Location:
- Droim Lias, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 170
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- (continued from previous page)thatches the heap with rushes, and puts sods on top of that in order to keep the frost and rain and snow away from the potatoes stored for the coming Winter.
- In this district the principal crops are potatoes, cabbage, turnips and corn.Early in Spring the farmer sows the potatoes.First of all he puts farmyard manure out on the field. Then he gets a line and a spade or (?)(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Johnston
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carraig an Chrochaire, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Mrs Johnston
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carraig an Chrochaire, Co. Liatroma
