School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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    woman of the house that cut the potatoes and sometimes the man of the house that helps her.
    If the neighbours are kind to one another they will help one another in sowing the potatoes.
    Potatoes in ridges are earthed with a shovel, and potatoes in drills are rose to, with a plough. Potatoes are also prayed with blue stone and washing soda.
    Farmers also help one another when digging the potatoes and when the boys get home from school in the evening they help to pick the potatoes. Some people store them into the barn and some people put them in pits. The pits are made of rushes and earth the rushes are put next to the potatoes and the earth outside.
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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
    Eily Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Peter Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Ballydunlea, Co. Kerry