School: Ballykelly
- Location:
- Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Uadain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 317
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- One acre of potatoes is grown on our farm every year. The amount seldom varies it might be a little more or a little less. The workman prepares the ground with an iron plough and harrow. Then he makes the drills with a duble plough and the farmyard manure is spread in the drills and then th potatoes are planted. Bag manure is spread on them and then they are covered with the same plough. The seed is generally whole but if they are extry large they need to be cut or if they are scarce they are cut also. At the present time there are no wooden ploughs in our district. The neigbours do not help one another in sowing the potatoes.
During the summer months a lot of work has to be done with with the potato crop.
First the tops have to be knocked off the drills with a small light harrow and then a drill-stone is run in the furrows to brake the lumps. If the field is dirty they must be(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dominick Hearn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
