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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
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Mícheál de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 103

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    We set about one road of potatoes every year, and we very often have a good crop. We have to manure the ground after making the drills. Then we turn over the soil on top of the manure. We never use a plough. We always dig the soild with a spade.
    Long ago timber ploughs were used and very often a man would have to draw the plough.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo