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School: Bailieboro (C.)

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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1011, Page 202

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    them from the window frosts, and they are left in the pits until the following Spring. Some farmers do not pit their potatoes in the filed, but they take them home and make a large heap of them on the barn floor. Then they are "turned during the Spring months to prevent an early growth.
    The spade used for digging has a long narrow iron head with an "ear" on the right hand side. Some spades have an "ear" on both sides in case the person using them be left footed. The handle is made of wood and is about 4 feet long.
    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
    Peggy Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corkish, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr J. Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corkish, Co. Cavan