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School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A.M. Mac Taidhg
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    Flounders the epicures and the barleyrose. The harvest potatoes are scotches and the Kerr Pinks and Aran Banners and Irish Queens and British Queens and the Aran Victors and the shamrocks and the skerry blues. The farmer has to plough the land first and then harrow it and then drill it. Then farmyard manure has to be put on the drill and then it has to be scattered on the drill. Then the sets has to be cut for four or five days before they are set. When leaving the sets they have to be
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dhubhthaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Dhubhthaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barney, Co. Mayo