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School: Carrickallen

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Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 238

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    raised when the furrows were cut.
    As far as I can learn there are no wooden ploughs in the country now.
    There are no spades made locally they are all bought in shops.
    Potatoes are generally moulded twice.
    Before the potatoes appear above the clay there is a drill harrow run on the drills to knock of any lumps that may be on the drills.
    In a few days more the alleys are grubbed to raise clay for the moulding of the potatoes.
    The double
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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