School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)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.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen B. Wade
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garrendenny, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Wade
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garrendenny, Co. Laois