School: Mín a Ghabhann (Meenagowan) (roll number 16823)

Location:
Mín an Ghabhann, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 11_039

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    down the potatoes. They make splits of the potato about here. When the potatoes are down about a month, they pull the chicken weed off the drills. Then about the middle of May they have to mould them and put manure on them. Then they must dig shoughs and shovel them. The people about here have to put spray on the potatoes or they would
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aodh Mac Giolla Riadaí
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raithnigh, Co. Donegal