School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. Conception
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either ridges or drills, as both are quite common in this locality. Ridges are made with six scrapes and a furrow by means of a plough. A spade for digging and making into drills is usually used by people who only sow what is called a "garden of potatoes", that is, only a small quantity.
When the ridges or drills have been opened manure is spread on them, and then the "splits" are dropped, and covered with clay by a spade, shovel or sometimes the plough.
The women in this(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bernadette Murray
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Murray
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Granard, Co. Longford