School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Chaoi

Location:
Kilkee, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire Gromail
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0628, Page 039

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0628, Page 039

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Chaoi
  2. XML Page 039
  3. XML “Na Prátaí”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Cuirimid prataí ar an bhfeirm gach bliain. Ullmhuigheann m'athair an talamh 'n-a gcóir. Deintear é do treabhadh agus d'fuirseadh céad uair, agus annsan deintear na drilleanna leis an gceachta. Is istigh idir na drilleannaibh san a chuirtear an síol. Usaideann gach feirm feirmeoir 'sa pharóiste ceacht iarainn, agus is 'sa tsiopa a ceannuightear é.
    Cuirtear aoileach nó leasú idir na drilleannaibh roimh no i ndiaidh an síol do chur. Usaidtear aoileach iothlann agus leasú ceimiceach ar a dtugtar "slag". 'Sé an fath go gcuirtear an leasú ar an dtalamh ná ionnus go mbeadh barra maith prataí ann. Gearrtear na pratai sil 'n-a sgiollanaibh agus ni mór dhá shúil nó breis bheith ins gach sciollán.
    Seo mar a cuirtear na sgiolláin: I n-iomairibh deineann duine amháin poll leis an Ramhainn agus saidhtear sgiollán 'sa pholl. Dúntar an poll leis an Ramhainn (no leis an dtuairgin) agus buailtear go maith é. Nuair a bhíonn na sgiolláin a gcur in-iomairibh deintear an cré do daingniú ag na taobhanna. Is amhlaidh a ceangailtear cloch
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Giolla Seanáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyonan or Doonaghboy, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Seóirse Mac Giolla Seanáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballyonan or Doonaghboy, Co. Clare