School: Naomh Bríghid, Blackwater (roll number 7036)
- Location:
- Blackwater, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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- When potatoes are being sown the land is first top-dressed. If the farmyard manure is very plentiful it is spread over the land as top-dressing. But very often the farmyard manure is not plentiful enough for that purpose and then it is top dressed with clay. When this is done the fences around the field are cleaned and(continues on next page)