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School: Cill Díoma (B.) (roll number 6516)

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Kildimo, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Scealláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0504, Page 054

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    ground and make the drills. A few days after he gathers a few of his neighbours to set the scillanes and then they put manure on top of the scillanes and then it is covered in again.
    All the neighbours in this locality help each other at the potatoes the corn and the hay.
    The names of the different kinds of potatoes in this locality are the Irish Queen, the Aran Banner, the Chieftain, the Kerpink, the Shamrock, the Land Leagues, the Flounder, the Beauties and the Skery Champion.
    If a farmer wanted to pick the potatoes four or five men would get big baskets and two men to every basket but when they don't have baskets they use buckets.
    While they are picking the potatoes the ploughman is working away at his best. When they have the potatoes picked they make a big pit of them. When they have a heap made they cover it with
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerard Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyvareen, Co. Limerick