School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)
- Location:
- Dunleer, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 195
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- (continued from previous page)soil. When the soil is prepared the drills are opened and manured. The seed is then sown. Sometimes they are cut if they happen to be big. Then the drills are closed and they are left so till about eight weeks when they are moulded. After they are dug out with a spade they are gathered and are usually put in pits. Big farmers usually plough the land and take them out with a plough or digger.4. Wooden ploughs are not used around this district and the spades are bought in hardware shop. The potatoes(continues on next page)
