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School: Lios an Uisce (roll number 14356)

Location:
Lissanisky, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Hánnrachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 074

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    The following is a brief account of the preparation for potato sowing. First good sound potatoes are found, and cut in halves, leaving one eye in each "slit" or half. After a day or two the potatoes are placed in ridges. Next they are closed and moulded, and after a while re-moulded. Neighbours help one another during this period. The growing crop is sprayed with a mixture of Blue-stone, washing-soda, and water during the Summer months. In Autumn the potatoes are dug from the soil by aid of a spade.
    The potatoes are picked from the soil usually by the children. The potatoes are stored in pits and lofts for the winter months.
    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
    Informant
    J. Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Slieve and Corbally, Co. Roscommon