School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)

Location:
Galbally, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 109

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    This is the shape of our spade and of the Kerry spade which is used in Co Wexford.

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  2. In this county people prepare the land for potatoes by using implements such as ploughs, harrows and rollers.
    They first plough the soil and turn it over. Then they harrow the soil to make it fine, and then the drills are made. These drills are made with a double sod plough. Manure and phosphate are put in the ground before sowing the potatoes. In this locality people help one another sowing the potatoes. When the potatoes are sowed, this double sod plough is used to cover them. In Summer the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stasia Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haystown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Joseph Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Haystown, Co. Wexford