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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 095

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    plough to make the drills. Seed potatoes are used in sowing potatoes.
    If the seed potatoes are too large they are cut in two. When the potatoes are cut they shake lime on them. They sow them a foot apart in drills.
    They also cover them with a plough. When the potatoes come over the ground they are moulded. Flowers come on the potatoes after some time. The Kers-pink flower in colour is pink.
    When the flowers die and the stalk withers, the potatoes are then fit to be ploughed up. The farmers plough up all the potatoes and put them into a pit for Winter.
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    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
    Kathleen B. Wade
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrendenny, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Wade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrendenny, Co. Laois