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School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 183

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    (continued from previous page)
    rough sketch of the spadethe farmers used in former years. It was called a "loy".

    The farmer puts his foot on the part marked "B" and then he would dig away.
    I will now describe how the potatoes are sown :- First of all the ground is ploughed up and if the ground was tilled before it is formed into drills. The ground that was never tilled before is called lea and in this my father makes four-sod ridge. He then sticks the potatoes, and afterwards
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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
    Dorothy Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Templehouse, Co. Sligo