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School: Baile na n-Éan (Birdstown) (roll number 16090)

Location:
Birdstown Demesne, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. Mac Fhlaithbheartaigh
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    The potatoes
    After the potatoes are set and the are cloes. They are settilharrow A long time after that when the taps are grew on them. They are grubed with a gruber then they are hoed (with) to keep the weeds from choking them. After they are hoed they are ploughed up again. After that they are moulded with the duble ploug. After the blossoms died on them they are sprayed to keep the blight from coming on them and after that they are dug They are dug with a spad or sometimes with a digger they are put in a pit. After that they are lifted and cut for the next year.
    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
    Lizzie Grant
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garvary, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr James Grant
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Garvary, Co. Donegal