School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)
- Location:
- Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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- (continued from previous page)horses.
My father told me that wooden ploughs were used long ago to open the drills but he never told me how they were used and I never saw one. Nowadays iron ploughs are used by everyone to do their work. My father gets help every year from his neighbours. They help him to cart and spread the manure and seed.
About a month after the seed is set a nice green stalk comes through the earth from each tuber. If the weather conditions are favourable these stalks grow rapidly and in a short time weeds make their appearance. If these are not removed at an early period they prevent the progress of the growing crop. They are removed by means of a hoe used by the hand.
Shortly after this the earth has to be heaped to the sides of the drills to support the young stalks. A scuffler is first used to loosen the earth(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Quilter
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyhennessy, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Dowling
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballintogher, Co. Kerry
