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School: An Clochar, Scoil Mhuire

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Skull, Co. Cork
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An tSr. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 013

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  1. The Potato-Crop

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    Potatoes are usually planted in ridges in this district. It is said that the sounder and better potatoes are got out of drills. If the weather permits, the main crop is sown from the end of February to the middle of March. The potatoes are usually planted in a grazing field.
    First of all the manure is drawn out and scattered evenly over the field. The field is then ploughed into ridges abut five feet wide. The ridges are then well-raked with an implement called a "griffaun".
    The potatoes which are intended for planting are cut into pieces, each piece having two or three eyes. In the following manner these pieces are then planted.
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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
    Brighid Ní Choithir
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skull, Co. Cork