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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 164

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    on the farmers. A lot of care has to be given to the potatoes. They are weeded and moulded. The potatoes are sprayed twice and sometimes three times if necessary to keep the blight away. Some people dig the potatoes with a plough and some with spades. The men and children go after the diggers and pick the potatoes into buckets. Potatoes are stored in lofts and pils[?]. When they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim