School: Coppena, Graiguenamanagh (roll number 1152)
- Location:
- Coppanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)eye.The seed is usually cut a day or two before it is spread.It is next spread between the drills about ten or twelve inches apart.Manure is spread on top of them and artificial manure is spread on top of the farmyard manure.The drills are next closed and the potatoes are sown.They are left so for about a month or more according to the weather until they just start to come up,then the tops are taken offby means of a chain harrow.In gardensthis is done with a sprong which is bought in the shop.Then the hollows of the drills are scuffled and fresh clay is put up.This is called "moulding up" the potatoes.Along the months of June and July the potatoes are weeded.
The spraying of the potatoes usually takes place in the month of July.Potatoes are sprayed with a mixture of washing soda and blue stone.Aman with a spraying machine goes from farmer to farmer and charges according to the number of(continues on next page)