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School: Baile Fionáin, Fearann Fuar (roll number 7990/1)

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Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghlú
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    Bag manure is put on them and the drills are closed. They are then rolled with a roller.
    After a month they "rise to them" , to keep down the weeds and to shelter the stalks. After two or three months the spraying is done to prevent the blight. When the stalks are faded the potatoes are dug and put into a pit.
    Many kinds of potatoes grow in my place. Leather-coat and Champions also Irish Queens and Shamrocks grow in it. The
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Teahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Timothy Teahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry