1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Eidhneach

School: Eidhneach

Location:
Inagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Sr Mac Gearachaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0611, Page 122

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0611, Page 122

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Eidhneach
  2. XML Page 122
  3. XML “Potatoes”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Potatoes

    Share Share Post
    122.
    Potatoes are the principal crop we sow in this parish.They are sown in the months of March and April and some people try to have them before St.Patrick's Day.Before they are sowed the garden is cleared weeds and burned and pits of potatoes are removed.
    At first the drills are opened and the manure is put out with the horse and cart and it is spread amongst the drills.Farm yard manure is always used and it is the best.Then the seed is brought in to the woman of the house and sge
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Collector
    Nellie Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Clare