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School: Naomh Baoithin, Tullydish (roll number 3160)

Location:
Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal P. Ó Lochlainn
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  1. Potato Crop - Describing the Laying and Covering of the Seed

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    When the drills are made with a double plough the manure is taken and thrown between them out of a cart and scaled.
    When the horse and cart go between the drills the man get into the cart and throws the manure out (in) of it into the drills in grape fulls.
    Then two or three other men get grapes and scales this manure so that the man then is ready for the potatoes seed or cwts.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fullerton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bauville Keeloges and Clonglash, Co. Donegal