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   The first thing the farmer does when he is going to sow the potatoes is to get an apron and fill it with scillauns. Then he walks backwards along the drills and he puts each scillane about a foot apart. Then when he has them all down on the drills he covers them over with earth.

   

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2. Potatoes

   

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   Potatoes are our chief food. The way sow them is, First you plough the land and harrow it to make the soil soft. You then make the drills with a plough. You then put lime in the drills to kill the insects. You then put manure in the drills. Then you get an apron and fill it with sgillanes. Then you

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. potatoes (~2,701)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pádraig Mac an Ultaig

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Latoon South, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Mr C. Mc Nulty

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   45

   Address

   Latoon South, Co. Clare