School: Gleann, Meathus Truim (roll number 12136)
- Location:
- Glen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Beirn
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- (continued from previous page)plough drawn by two horses.It is generally in ridges potatoes are set nowawadys, but people that have dry land often set them in drills.
When people are making ridges they generally put five or six scraps in each ridge. Some people say that the ridges made with five scraps are the best because they do not hold water like those made with six scraps.
People leave the ridges about a week ploughed before they put manure on them. The put out the manure with carts and they put about five heaps in every load. They leave about five (heaps) yards between every two heaps.
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- Collector
- William Beirne
- Gender
- Male
