School: Ballybay (C.) (roll number 1345)
- Location:
- Cornaseer, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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- My Father sow's potatoes every year. He sows about an acre and a half, he sows the potatoes in ridges. My father ploughs first and then harrows. Seed potatoes are cut in slits and then they are put in ridges. In summer the people spray the potatoes.
- The following were collected by Lillie Dillion.
We generally sow five acres of potatoes. If they grow good we would have about eighteen tons to the acre. My father prepares the ground. The potatoes are sown both in ridges and drills. Teh spade is used in ridges for sticking them. The people help(continues on next page)- Collector
- Lillie Dillion
- Gender
- Female