School: Cúl Seachtaine
- Location:
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Caitlín Nic Dhonnchadha
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- The people sow the potatoes in the beginning of April First they make ridges or drills. Then they put the potatoes in them and then they put manure on them
A ridge is about three and a half feet wide and the potatoes are planted in three rows the distance between about twelve inches apart.
A drill is about twenty four inches wide at the bottom and narrows to about 6 inches at the top
The potatoes are(continues on next page)- Collector
- Joe Gill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Anrittabeg, Co. Ros Comáin
- Informant
- John Irwin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Anrittabeg, Co. Ros Comáin