School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 151
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- (continued from previous page)This is spread in the furrows. The big potatoes are cut. An eye is left in each piece. They plant the potatoes about one foot apart. Shamrocks are planted thicker. Then they close the drills by putting the plough through the drills and the clay falls on both sides.
When the potatoes are picked they are put in pits in the field. They clean a place throw the potatoes on it.
- About one acre of land is planted under potatoes. When a man has no plough he pays a farmer to plough the ground. Then they harrow it and make drills. In the valley between the two ridges they put manure. Then they put the seed potatoes about a foot apart. Then they close the drills. This means they cover the (drills) potatoes.
Later on they "land them" which means putting more clay up on them with a plough. When the make ridges they make(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Reynolds
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curtistown Upper, Co. Meath
