School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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- James Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Earlsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
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- Thomas Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Earlsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- The blue chisil which grows on boggy land is very harmful to sheep because it would poison them. The milk weed is very useful for curing warts.
- Every year we sow an acre of potatoes
They potates are sometimes grown on the flat in drills and in bed. Sometimes the potatoes are sown with a spade. They local spade is like this[Drawing]The potatoes are picked and sorted some are(continues on next page)
