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School: Bundoracha (roll number 14331)

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Bundorragha, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Siúbhán Bean Uí Bhúrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137D, Page 04_052

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    called the scoring. The ridges are next covered with manure; first of all they are sheeted over with sea-weed and the sea-weed is then covered with stable manure. The seed or slits as they are always called are placed in lines over the manure, the slits are placed a foot apart and the lines are about eighteen inches apart. The slits are then covered over with clay which is dug in the space between the ridges thus leaving a hollow between each two ridges. Farmers keep the best of their potatoes each
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mairéad De Búrca
    Gender
    Female