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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 15_037

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    Potatoes are the most pricial crop growning in this district.
    Before the potatoes are set the people shake lime on the land First the plough the land and make drills. Then the spread menure in the drills and after that the leave the potatoes in the drills whith are called slits
    The potatoes, mostly growning in this district are called champons and Irish
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Jennings
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo