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School: Island Parish

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Ballina, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Seán Ó Móráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 418

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    thing he does is he sorts the potatoes and the small ones for seed. He then cuts them and spreads them out on the floor of a barn. After a few days he brings them out to the field and some of his neighbours come to help him. We spread the potatoes in the furrow of the drill about a foot apart. Someone comes after them and spreads the manure on the seed. This is continued until all the potatoes are sown. Then my father gets a moulding plough and closes the drills the same way as he had opened them. They seldom use the wooden plough nowa-days but it is used by some people. They are called "Oliver Ploughs"
    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
    Richard Bracken
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Offaly