School: Stonehall, Cora Caitlín
- Location:
- Stonehall, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Páidraig Mac Cormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 427
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- The land is prepared with the plough and drills are opened with the plough. The potatoes are "put under a pinch". After a time, manure - stable manure - is spread and the drills are closed. If the farmer is late he spreads the manure before putting down the potatoes. Potatoes are "sot' in this district - manured - earthed - and sprayed twice. The varieties sown are; Arran Banners, Champions, Irish Queens, Kerr Pinks, Leaguers, Dates, May Queens.
- It's all over like the fair of the 'bridge (the fair of Sixmilebridge)
They are all in a row like eggs in a dresser.
May I see a good end of you!
All one like Brown's cows.
Turned like the handle of a can.
When the count in cards is "twenty" "ten" they say "Coleman's price for the bullock". When one is losing every [?] and has to pay up every time he remarks: "my pocket thinks tis(continues on next page)
