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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 402

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    the eyes out of the potatoes and putting them in bags.
    The next work is sticking the potatoes. The farmer makes a kind of satchel out of a canvas bag and puts the slits into it. He makes a hole in the ridge with a spade and throws the slit into it. Somebody follows him up "quenching". That is closing up the holes. He puts the manure out on the ridges then. Digging the dykes is the next work.
    The plough is brought up and down the space between the ridge to loosen the soil. This enables the farmer to cover the manure easily.
    A rest is taken then for another month and the soil is put up ag?
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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
    Frank Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo