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School: Glenalla (roll number 10744)

Location:
Glenalla, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Maude McCormack
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1086, Page 67

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    Potatoes are the chief crops that are grown in the district. They are sown in the Spring and they are dug in the Autumn. We put an acre of land under potatoes each year. My father prepares the land.
    Some people manure the land in winter and then they plough it up in Spring.
    The potatoes are sown in drills. First the ground is ploughed then it harrowed until the soil is made fine. Then the drills are opened with a drilling plough.
    Wooden ploughs were used here before metal ones were know of.
    No one about here has a wooden plow now. The spade are bought in the shops.
    In winter the seed potatoes are spread out on a loft to sprout.
    Then in Spring they are cut
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenalla, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Andrew Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Glenalla, Co. Donegal