School: Baile Chíorbhaic, Domhnach Mór (roll number 1691)

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   mixture of lime stone and washing soda put into a spraying can and used in each drill.
   The time for the digging of potatoes is October when dug out they are stored away into pits and left in the field for some time. Then they are brought into an out house or left and used each day for use.
   The kind of potatoes grown are. Arran Banners, Arran Chiefs, Ker-pinks, British Queens, and Champions which are known to be the best for table-use.

   

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2. Potato Crop

   

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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

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. potatoes (~2,701)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Julia Foley

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Commeenaplaw, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Denis Foley

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Commeenaplaw, Co. Cork