School: Iomaire Buí (B.) (roll number 9817)

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1. Different Ways for Planting Potatoes in Olden Times (continued)

   

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   the potates planted. The ground where the sciollains are planted is rolled with a rolling stone until the earth is as fine as dust. When the potatoes are growing, the people rise to them with a drill plough.

   The last method is ploughing ridges. The farmers would plough the ground into ridges and furrows. The furrows one foot and a half wide, and the ridges three feet wide. They level the top of the ridges with a spade. The sciollains are planted on top of the ridges one foot apart. When the sciollains are planted the manure is spread on top of the ridges. Thent he furrows are ploughed with a plough and one horse. Then the earth is put on top of the ridges with a shovel.

   

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   E. Mc Sweeney

   Age

   11

   Address

   Ummeraboy East, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Michael Mc Sweeney

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Doonasleen East, Co. Cork