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School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

Location:
Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 16_012

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    I live in Crusheen, My father is a farmer, and he sows Potatoes every year. He sows the Potatoes in ridges when the ground is new, and in drills when then the ground has been cultivate before.
    (plough is)
    The timber plough is out of date for over fifty years. It was all made of timber except the sock and culter which were made of iron. Twenty years ago a smith m name Mr. Brady used to make the spades for the people of this Parish and for miles around. The people of the Parish
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crusheen, Co. Clare