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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 031

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    the men are putting out the stuff the woman of the house or any old man is cutting the seed. The large potatoes are cut in two or three pieces, leaving two eyes or more in each cutlet.
    These seeds are spread in the drills about a foot apart. Children generally "spread" the potatoes and men "put in the stuff" after them. Putting in the stuff is spreading the farm - yard manure in the drills over the seed. Then there is phosphate or "handstuff" shaken in the drills and they are closed. The children carry the seed in bag aprons called "praskeens" (práiscín).
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    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
    Margaret M. Keena
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creggan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Keena
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creggan, Co. Offaly