School: Caime (roll number 11380)

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   “About two acres of land are sown under potatoes each year.”

   

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   sowing, as well sprouted potatoes, when sown in drills come up over the ground in about a week. When they are sowed the next thing is to knock the tops off the drills with a chain-harrow to let them up. Then they are scuffled and moulded, this is done to put clay up to the plants to make them grow. All weeds are also removed.
   Next, they are sprayed to prevent a disease which affects potatoes called the blight. Then they are taken out in the Autumn. This is done, at present mostly with a machine called a digger or sometimes a plough, but long ago there was nothing but spades in use. When they are out they are brought home and stored in pits. Pits are made by digging a shallow hole or trench in the ground, into which the potatoes are put. They are covered with straw or grass and clay put

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Peter Kirwan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   14

   Address

   Monglass, Co. Wexford