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School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)

Location:
Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 081

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    with mould. In the summer time the weeds are pulled out from among the stalks and trowing int o the fure, next to that the are sprayed with blue stone and washing soda. In the Autum the farmer digs them and throws them on the ground, then some other one comes along and gathers them with a bucket and leaves them in a heap on the ground then the are (co)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brackary Beg, Co. Leitrim