School: Doire Gealbhan (B.), Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9787)
- Location:
- Derrygalun, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire de Lonndra
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- Potatoes are grown on our farm. We plant about a quarter of an acre every year. Sometimes we plant a half an acre. My father prepares the ground. We toparess the lawn ground with manure before we plough it. The potatoes are sown in drills are broken. Manure is put in, the sciollans are spread and the drills are closed. A plough is used. Wooden ploughs were never used. Spades were bought in shops. The potatoes are to be cut. There must be an eye in each quarter. The neighbours help one another sowing the potatoes. They lend horses and ploughs. They rise(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jimmie Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr P. Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrygalun, Co. Cork