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School: Killyon (roll number 7120)

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Killyon, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0693, Page 168

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    are cut and dropped in the middle of the drills. Manure is put on them and then the drills are closed.
    After a while a second clay is put up to them for to save the potato bud from the frost in May. They are dug out in October by a plough, spade or a potato digger.
    The big ones are put in a big hole for the dinner and the little ones are put in another hole for the fowl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Gilsenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondalee Beg, Co. Meath