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School: Brúgh Ríogh (C.) (roll number 10229)

Location:
Bruree, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Chonaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 109

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    The preparation of the soil before sowing the seed.
    In this district potatoes are sown on every farm each year. The amount varies from half of an acre to three or four acres.
    Early in winter the soil is ploughed. It is left so until the spring-time. Then it is crossploughed or harrowed. The drills or ridges are then made. The drills or ridges are then made. These drills are made with the plough. If the soil is new ridges are made. The ridges are made with the spade by turning sods over. Manure is not used when ridges are made. When drills are made they average twenty seven inches in width. In the hollow of drilled ground, manure is spread; the "
    seeds" are then placed over it at intervals of (then) or twelve inches according to the richness of the ground and the variety of potato groun and both the manure and seed are covered by splitting the drills
    The Preparation of the seed
    We select the medium sized potatoes first. These we do not cut. We cut the larger ones into three or more parts but make sure there are eyes in each part for sprouting.
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    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
    Catherine Curtin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bruree, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Mary Jones
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bruree, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr J. Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Bruree, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr M. Jones
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Bruree, Co. Limerick