School: Páirc Íseal (C.) (roll number 4794)
- Location:
- Lowpark, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Sorcha Ní Dhumhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 186
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- Potatoes are set every year in this district. We set about an acre and a half every year.
The land is top-dressed with manure. There are two horses joined in ploughing. The team of horses plough the field with an iron plough. When there are five sods turned there is a furrow made. Then another ridge is made until the field is made into ridges with a furrow between each ridge There are holes made with a "Súbín." Three holes are made across every ridge. Then the children come along with cans and buckets of splits. They put a split in every hole. This is called "Dibbling." The woman cut the splits. There are a few eyes left in every split. The split is useless if there(continues on next page)
