School: Manulla (roll number 14544)
- Location:
- Manulla, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Mac an Adhastair
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- (continued from previous page)láidh and sometimes with a spáidín. People use wooden ploughs for closing drills. They say they do neater work than the iron ones.
Early in June when the stalks appear above the ground the potatoes are moulded, and fresh soil is put around them. The first of the new potatoes are dug on St. John's day. On St. John's night a coal from the bonfire is thrown into every potato garden. They say this coal keeps away blight and disease from the potatoes. As a general rule they are sprayed twice, with a solution of blue stone and washing soda. Many people spray them three times.
The wooden plough for closing the drills has a double mould-board.
The people in my village work in mertheals when sowing lea-land.
The most popular potato is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Armstrong
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Skiddernagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James Armstrong
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Skiddernagh, Co. Mayo
