School: Alt Achadh Doire (roll number 15474)
- Location:
- Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig L. Mac Diarmada
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- Mr. Alexander sows five acres every year, The amout varied one year. The ground is ploughed by the ploughman. The men always manure it when it is turned up. They so them in drills. Ploughs are used. Wooded ploughs are not used in this district, They spray the potatoes with bluesto and soda. Then they grub them and hoe them and renew the drills with the plough.When the potatoes are ready for digging they gathe eight men to gather the potatoes. Then they put them into pits for some time. He always sows arneaks, (arrochy) Arran chiefs, Suttons, Redskins and Pilots every year. Then he sells them.
- Collector
- John Deveny
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Imlick, Co. Donegal