School: Cadamstown, Kinnitty

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1. Herbs (continued)

   

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   weed. It is said one day as St Brigid was walking through the field and she cut her finger. She put this weed to the cut and it cured it. There is a mark on it and it is said to be the mark of St Brigid's finger.

   

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2. The Potato Crop

   

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   The potato crop is the chief product on our farm. About two acres are grown yearly. One of the men prepare the ground in early Spring. The ground is first ploughed and tilled, then the drills are opened and the manure spread in them. When the seed is spread the drills are closed. Every seed that is sown in the ground much have an eye in it. There are very few wooden ploughs in the district at the present, but in recent years they had nothing else. All the spades that are used in this district are bought in the shop but in former days the local blacksmith used to make them. The people usually help one another to sow the potatoes in various ways, but

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. potatoes (~2,701)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brian Donnelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cadamstown, Co. Offaly

   Informant

   Brian Donnelly

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Cadamstown, Co. Offaly