School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)
- Location:
- Cormeen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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- (continued from previous page)Ridges are planted with shovels and spades. The spades are bought in shops. We sow four different kinds of potatoes. Arran banners, Champions, Kerrs Pink and Victors.
In Summer they are sprayed with blue stone, and washing soda. The blue stone and soda are stept in a barrel of water 'til melted. Then they put it on the leaves of the potatoes to keep the blight away. In Autumn the men of the house dig them, and the women pick them from the earth. They gather them into a bucket. Then they put them in bags for the men to carry them to pits. When the Spring(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peggie Carolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullyattin, Co. Meath
- Informant
- James Monaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullyattin, Co. Meath