School: Boston, Tubber (roll number 10763)
- Location:
- Boston, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Thos. Noone
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- We sow potatoes in our farm every year. My father that prepares the land for them. Sometimes manure is put on the land before hand. First of all the land is ploughed and harrowed. Then the drills are opened. After that the manure is spread along the drills, and the "sets" spread about a foot apart on top of the manure. Then the "sets" are covered with a light covering of clay. Nearly all the people sow the potatoes in drills. It is with a plough the potatoes are sown, except the garden is very small. The timber ploughs were used long ago, and they are still used. The people considered them the best ploughs of all. They are the best for cultivating the land, and the land is supposed not harden after them. Terence O'Brien used make socks for them. Anthony O'Connor, Tubber used make timber ploughs. They were supposed to be the best for making them. Patsy Brady, Lough Cutra, used make spades. Brady's spades were the best spades of all.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Síghle Ní Dhonnchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rockvale, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Thomas Lewis
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Rockvale, Co. Clare
