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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 167

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  1. Planting the Potatoes

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    At the beginning of Spring the farmer plants his crops. The principal crop sown is the potatoes. This is the way in which the farmer sows the potatoes around this district, first he leaves a scoring rope down where he means to have a ridge, and then he scores along the rope with a "loy". Then he puts out manure with "pardogs". A "pardog" is made like a creel with rods, but the bottom of the "pardog" is made from wood and it can be opened in order to let out the manure without taking them off the donkey.
    Having put out the manure he cuts the seed making sure to leave an eye in each
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Lily Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Friarstown, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Friarstown, Co. Leitrim