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School: Oulart (roll number 15419)

Location:
Oulart, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 387

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  1. The Potato Crop

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    Potatoes are grown at home. We saw about 1/2 an acre each year.
    My father + uncle ready's the ground. The ground is not manured before it is turned up. The potatoes are generally sowed in ridges. The spade is used for this purpose. No one ever remembers wooden ploughs.
    The neighbours help sewing the potatoes by lending their horses for a day.
    The potatoes are stored in pits. The names of the potatoes are Kerr's Pinks, Shamrocks, British Queens, Irish Queens + Race horse Kidneys.

    Drawing of a spade.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Dempsey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kyle, Co. Wexford