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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

Location:
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 085

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 085

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    the land ready for sowing of the potatoes. Some of the farmers sow more than others. About three weeks before - hand they start to plough it with an iroin plough, drawn by a pair of horses. When they have it ploughed they put manure on it so as to have a good. The farmers leave the manure on the land for about a week. Then they cut the potatoes that they are going to sow. The potatoes are sown in drills o special kind of plough with two boards is used to open the drills.
    On the day that the farmer is going to sow his potatoes he gets up
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    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
    Philomena Gaffney
    Gender
    Female