School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (roll number 13500)

Location:
Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 111

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  1. My father usually sows half an acre of potatoes. Potatoes are sown in ridges and drills which are prepared in Springtime.
    Ridges.
    In lea-land potatoes are usually sown in ridges. In order to make the ridges the soil is first "scored". This is done by raising "fillibíns" with the plough. A space of about three feet is left between the fillibíns. This is the width of the ridge.
    When the manure is scatter a slight shake of "Guano" or Fertiliser is put over it.
    The slits are spread in threes about half a foot apart on the width of the ridge
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Bourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathnacreeva, Co. Mayo