School: Radharc na Féile (roll number 14156)
- Location:
- Abbeyfeale West, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Mac Coitir
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- (continued from previous page)down the sciolláns & covers them up in the flat mack the same as setting cabbage.Coreek.Sometime two neighbours plough or harrow for each other. This is called Coreek.Earthing.This is done twice in May. First about the middle of May & then about a fortnight after.Spraying.The potato hauln [?] has to be sprayed on account of a disease that come on it & can only be cured by being sprayed with a mixture of washing-soda & blue-stone.Digging.All potatoes are dug during the months of Autumn. A man comes with a spade & digs the ridges & any place that is hard to dig(continues on next page)
