School: Ferbane (Convent)

Location:
Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 042

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 042

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  1. The chief crop sown in our district is potatoes. We sow about five acres. Land must be well prepared before opening the drills.
    The first thing to be done is to plough the ground, next to harrow it and cultivate it. The scutch grass is then picked and drawn away. The ground is rolled again and ploughed and the drills are opened and the manure is put out. To cultivate the ground is to pull up the dirt and carry it away. The women of the house cut the seed. They leave a couple of eyes in the seed. The potatoes are spread in the valley of the drills, and the manure is shaken on the top of the seed.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katie Dunican
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Endrim, Co. Offaly