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School: Carrickallen

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Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
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A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 239

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 239

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    mould board plough is then used to put the clay up around the stocks.
    When the potatoes stacks are between six and eight inches high the alleys are again grubbed to raise fresh mould and the double mould board plough is again used to put the clay around the stocks.
    The spraying of the potatoes com mences early in July.
    As a general rule they are sprayed three times.
    They are sprayed every three weeks this takes six weeks to finish the
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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