School: Lusk (B.) (roll number 718)

Location:
Lusk, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
L. Ó Duinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0786, Page 200

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  1. This is the season of Spring and it is also the season for setting the potatoes. Before the potatoes are set the farmer has to make a great preparation.
    He must plough and harrow and roll the land before he sets the potatoes. When this work is done he has to make his drills or ridges.
    When the farmer is setting his potatoes in ridges he digs the ground then puts in his manure and sets the potatoes.
    There are many different varieties of potatoes which are set early and late, May Queens, British Queens known as Queens, and Epicures are set early. Arranchiefs, Kerrpinks, Old Champion, Up to Dates, Spies a Bundance, Skerry Blues and others are set late.
    When the farmer wants the buds to grow on the potatoes he puts them into seed boxes and puts them into a warm place. Usually he puts them where cows are.
    The seed is cut. Sometimes in
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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
    C. Maypother
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Maypother
    Gender
    Male