School: Ferbane (Convent)
- Location:
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sr Patrick
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- Potatoes are sown every year by my parents, usually after Saint Patrick's Day.
First, the ground is ploughed by the workman.Then it is harrowed with a harrow, to take away the stones and weeds that remain. The workman gets a plough and opens the drills. This plough is called a "double plough." Women usually cut the seed. The spreaders go along each drill and put down the seed about a foot apart. After the spreaders, a man goes along with a grape and puts in the manure. Then a man gets a horse and a plough and closes the drills. When the potatoes are growing they(continues on next page)- Collector
- Sarah Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly