School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Deagha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 411

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 411

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  1. People manure potatoes with farmyard manure and with artificial manure bought in the shops.
    When the manure is put on, the potatoes are moulded with shovels
    Then they are left there for a month and then the first spray is put on them.
    Nothing is done with them for three more and hen, the second spray is put on them.
    They are left there then until they are ready for digging and then they are dig with forks.
    They are then put into a potatoe pit, the soil is first dug along the brinks between two potatoe ridges
    Next it is carted up and then the potatoes are put into it and covered with straw or rushes or sedge and clay.
    The potatoes are left there for a few months.
    The names of potatoes are, champions red champions, white champions, epicures
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Thomas Garvey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clooncon West, Co. Galway