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School: Adoon (roll number 11152)

Location:
Adoon, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Charles Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 336

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    holes are closed. When the stalks appear above the ground they are moulded and after some time they are sprayed. The spraying mixture is made up of blue-stone and washing soda. These things are put in a barrel, with water to dissolve it. When it is dissolved it is put in a spraying machine and a man takes it on his back and walks up and down the furrows spraying the stalks
    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
    Maura Bohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumboher, Co. Leitrim