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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

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Lios Mór, Co. Phort Láirge
Teacher:
Sr M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0635, Page 177

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    This is how my uncle prepares the ground for the potato crop. He ploughs a stubble field. Then he harrows it and makes the clay as fine as possible. The next process is to make drills with a plough. These being made he spread the manure between the drills and on these he shakes a little lime.
    Then the land is prepared for the potatoes. A small seed potato or a scollán is placed on the manure. Each scollán is placed a distance of about four inches from its neighbour. When a drill is sown with the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lios Mór, Co. Phort Láirge
    Informant
    Mr Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lios Mór, Co. Phort Láirge