School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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- Collector
- John Jackman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barmoney, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Patrick Jackman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Barmoney, Co. Wexford
- The people of this area prepare to grow potatoes by working the land well. The land is usally worked by horses with machines, but of late years any farmer with a fair compliment of land gets tractors to work the land. They first plough the soil and give it a stroke of the common harrow. It is then rolled and harrowed twice, and chain-harrowed if there is any grass on it. Then it is drilled by a double-mould plough. Manure is put in the drills, and phosphate(continues on next page)
