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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
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Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. The Potato-Crop (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    clay out of the furrows on each side of the ridge.
    We make drills in stubble land, that is land which produced a crop of grain the previous year. We plough the stubbles, then harrow. Then we make drills with the plough. We put manure in the furrows between the drills. On the manure we lay the potato slits. We next turn the clay that is in drills in on the slits each side. This is done by means of the horse drawn plough.
    After three weeks the clay in the furrows between the drills is scuffled and it is then
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick James Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    An Chreig, Co. Mhaigh Eo