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 458
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- (continued from previous page)it is out of the eye that the stalk first sprouts.
The cut potatoes are called sgiolláins.
The sgiolláns are then placed on the manure one foot apart and covered with earth.
When the stalk comes up over the ground, the earth is shoveled up close to the stalk to keep the frost from them.
This is called casting the potatoes.
Then in about two months after when the stalks are fully grown they are sprayed with a mixture of, sulphate of copper, bluestone and washing soda, which keeps away an insect that brings on a disease called blight.
If the potatoes are well cared and if they get nice fine weather the new ones can be dug about the first of July.
When the people ate the first dinner of new potatoes(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
