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School: Cloncovid

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Cloncovet, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 188

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    There are potatoes grown on our farm at home. There are about two and a half acres sown under potatoes each year. The amount does'nt vary much each year.
    My father and sometimes a workman prepares the ground for them. The potatoes are sown in drills but most of the people sow them in ridges. First the ground is ploughed and cross-ploughed and harrowed and made into drills.
    Then the manure is put in each alley and then the potatoes are dropped and
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    Language
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    Collector
    Annie Brady
    Gender
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    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. an Chabháin
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    Mrs Sheridan
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    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. an Chabháin