School: Baile Chíorbhaic, Domhnach Mór (roll number 1691)
- Location:
- Ballykerwick, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cathasaigh
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- Farmers grow their own potatoes in this district. They often come together and help each other by putting in some of the potatoes for each other or by lending horses or ploughs.
First the farm manure is put in, and then the artificial manure. The potatoes are then cut and put in and the drills closed. When the stalks are up the are "risen to", this consists of putting the earth up around the drills, with a plough. They are also sprayed two or three times(continues on next page)