School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 457
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- All the farmers sow new crops of potatoes every Spring.
Before they sow the potatoes they have to prepare the ground first.
They plough the garden with an iron or a timber plough and then they harrow it with a harrow.
A harrow is a large square piece of timber with iron spikes about half a foot long.
These spikes tear up the ground and break all the big lumps of earth.
Then they open up the drills with a plough and sometimes people open them with a shovel.
Manure is then placed lightly on the drills.
This manure which is got from the cow-sheds and stables is said to nourish the potatoes and help them to grow.
Potatoes are then cut into two or three pieces and each piece must have an eye on it because(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Michael Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 46
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
