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School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

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Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 246

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 246

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    dig them with a spade. A few boys (prack) pick them into a bucket and carry them to a pit in the field. Then we cover them with dry straw and clay. The pit is made like this; we dig a hole six inches deep and two feet wide and two perches long. Then we (cover) put the potatoes into it (d) and cover them with dry straw and clay.
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  2. The Potato Crop

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath