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School: Tyrrellspass (roll number 5916)

Location:
Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 329

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    Potatoes are grown on our land. An acre is sown under potatoes every year.
    Joseph Rigney Killvelley
    Tyrrell Pass, Co Westmeath.
    The potatoes are grown on drills. First a man gets two horses and a single plough and ploughs the ground after that he harrows it and then he spring harrows it. Then the dirt is picked of the ground.
    Next he opens the drills and the manure is put out. Next the potatoes is dropped then the manure is spread on top of the potatoes drills.
    Next the drills are closed. The potatoes are left for a few weeks.
    Soon after the dirt begins to come up again. Then the are grubbed and mounded
    A plough is used for that kind of work.
    Wooden ploughs were used long ago. The spades are bought in a shop.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Killavally, Co. Westmeath