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School: Drumshanbo (roll number 16846)

Location:
Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Cathal Ó Buadhacháin
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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    ground is stubble he makes it into ridges with a plough, four scores make a ridge. Wooden ploughs were used in olden times but they were not as good as iron ploughs.There are no wooden ploughs to be got at present. The neighbours help each other in sowing the potatoes, young boys, and girls go to their neighbours and drop the splits into the hole for the setter, this is called guggering.
    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
    Mary Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breanrisk, Co. Longford