School: Shanakill, Roscrea
- Location:
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 173
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- (continued from previous page)they are preparing for the potatoes they plough the ground first. Then they roll and harrow it. Then after a week they open the drills. They put the manure in the furrows then. The potatoes are sowed about a foot apart in the furrow. Then they cover them with a plough. When the potatoes are about a foot above the drill they are sprayed with melted blue-stone and washing-soda and water to save them from the blights. The potatoes are got out and pitted about October or November or sometimes later in the year.
There's a good many varieties of potatoes sown in this parish. They are, Skerries, Aran Banners, Kerr's Pinks, British Queens, Irish Queens, Garden Fillers, Supreme, Champions, Up-to-Date, Golden Wonders, Shamrocks, Leinster Wonders and Epicures.
Long ago people used to sow Flunders and Leather-coats.
People sows in this district from a half acre to three acres.
Starch was made long ago from certain potatoes.
The people of this district make potato cakes sometimes.
Potatoes are sowed in March or April.(continues on next page)
