School: Bellurgan, Baile Sheinicín (roll number 16249)
- Location:
- Bellurgan, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Mac Duinnshléibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0660, Page 184
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- (continued from previous page)the man puts his two horses in the plough and makes another drill between two lines and covers each line. When he has finished he leaves them there until they come up.
The way the people dig are the farmer prepares there digger and he digs out the potatoes and the neighbours helps him to gather them. When they are gathered they are put into a pit.
When the men are making a pit they have to have shovels and spades. They make a little hole then they dig round this little hole until they have it six feet long and four feet wide then the potatoes are put into it and covered with mould and strain.
The local names of the local potatoes are - Priddies, Pops, spuds and taties they call the little ones marbles and the ones with two heads are called dolly's.
