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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 168

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    seed. Then he drops the seed one by one on top of the manure leaving a foot between every seed. Then he drops the seed under the sod. Next he turns the sod over the seed with a loy or a plough. When he has that done he hearts the ridges with clay out of the furrow. Some time after that when the stalks are putting their heads up through the soil he covers them again with mould.
    When the stalks bloom up again the farmer gets a big barrel and fills the barrel with water. Then he melts sulphate of soda and copper in this barrel. The rich farmers have a
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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
    Lily Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Friarstown, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Friarstown, Co. Leitrim