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School: Carrickallen

Location:
Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 237

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 237

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    which are put in ridges and planted in lea ground.
    The ridges are marked with a plough this means that scores are turned up about 5 1/2 apart
    The furrows are then "cut" as it is commonly called
    This means that each (ridge) furrow is ploughed two or three times to raise sufficient clay to cover the potatoes.
    Then the manure is put out on the ridges
    The potatoes are then droped on the manure
    The manure and potatoes are then covered with the clay which was
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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
    Philip O' Donoghue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountain Lodge, Co. Cavan