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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 06_004

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The Potato crop
    We sow potatoes in our farm every year. We sow an acre and a half of potatoes usually but some years we sow two acres
    The farmer and his sons prepare the ground for the sowing of the potatoes. The ground is not manured in anyway before it is turned up. The potatoes are sown in drills in this district and before he sows the potatoes he ploughs the land and then he harrows it and then he ploughs it again and that's how he makes the drills.
    It is a plough that is used always. The people used to work with spades long ago because prepare Potato
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Dooley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moneen East, Co. Galway