School: Liatra (roll number 13341)

Location:
Lettera, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Mac Sheoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 057

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 057

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  1. [sketches of digging tools]
    A. Láidhe. It is used for sticking potatoes and sometimes digging.
    B. A garden or shop spade. Its uses are much the same as those of the láidhe but it is lighter and is used for lighter work.
    C. A digging fork used for digging the potatoes
    The ground is not manured before ploughing for potatoes. It is ploughed in ridges. Six scrapes make a ridge and there is a clais three quarters of [of] a foot wide left between each ridge.
    Women do the slitting in Spring. Each potato is cut in two or three parts, and each part has at least one eye. A sticking bag is then made for the man, who intends to do the sticking. It is made out of a cwt bag which is doubled up and has straps of the same material attached, so that he can wear it on his back like a school-bag.
    He makes a hole in the ridge with the láidhe by working it with his right hand and foot. He takes three or four slits out of the
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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
    Annie Morgan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Croaghill, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Morgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Croaghill, Co. Galway