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School: Lios Uí Bhigín (B.) (roll number 8791)

Location:
Lissyviggeen, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus P. Ó Raghallaigh
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    go crooked. Then he digs out all the sods and he spreads them out flat. He puts manure down on the sods and then puts down the potatoes on the manure. He puts earth on top of them with a shovel and when they are about nine or ten inches in height he sprays once or twice so as to keep away the blight and he leaves them there until they are fit to dig in the Autumn.
    Donie O.Keefe
    Lissivigeen
    Killarney
    Age 13 years
    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
    Donie O Keeffe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lissyviggeen, Co. Kerry