School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 03_027

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  1. There are potatoes grown in my farm at home, about an acre of them is usually grown, IN the winter the ground is prepared the people turns the laws with spades. The ground is never manured before hand, until the day corns for they setting of the potatoes. The potatoes are sown in ridges and in drills. but they are mostly always sown in ridges. The plough is generally used in setting the potatoes nowadays, but in older times they wset all be sat by spade. Wooden ploughs were used long ago but they were not as
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Stack
    Gender
    Male