School: An Druipseach
- Location:
- Dripsey, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Tuathaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Such a place was known as a graf, and this operation of "graffing" was so decidedly laborious that I have often heard persons in my native district of Uibh Laoghaire to say when speaking of an especially distasteful task, that they'd rather be "graffing" than do it.
The ashes of the burnt sod served as manure, ridges were formed, potatoes planted and the potatoes produced in such places it seems were excellent food.
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- Collector
- Mary O Callaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Agharinagh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Dan Riordan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Deeshart, Co. Cork