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School: Ballinea (roll number 10426)

Location:
Ballina, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Farrell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 128

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  1. Sowing Potatoes in this Locality

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    Sowing potatoes in this locality.
    Nicholas Nally
    Stokestown,
    Ballinea
    The potatoes are sown in spring.
    Some are sown in ridges and some in drills.
    My father sows them in ridges.
    First the land is ploughed with an iron plough drawn by tow horses.
    When ridges are been made six or eight "scribes" are ploughed together leaving a furrow.
    This is done in the end of February.
    In the beginning of March the people start to sow.
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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
    Nicholas Nally
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stokestown, Co. Westmeath