School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)

Location:
Lisbealad, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Héigcearrtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0303, Page 368

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    harrow. There is a two board plough used. Some years ago wooden ploughs were very much used. There are no wooden ploughs there now. The spades we use are bought in a shop.
    The local people help one another in the planting of the potatoes and the digging of the potatoes or sometimes give a pair of horses. The potatoes are sprayed three times every year to save the crop from blight. The Children that pick the potatoes. the big potatoes are stored in pits and the small ones are given to the cows. The Puritans, Kerr-pinks, Arran Victory. British queen, the Champion, and the Arran Banner are the names of the potatoes that grow in the district. The Kerr-pink and the Arran Victory grow best in the district.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hannah M. O Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Daniel O Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    The Pike, Co. Cork