School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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- Collector
- Henry Mc Cafferty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Seanbhaile, Co. Dhún na nGall
- James Mc Cafferty, Oldtown, Lettrkenny.In early days potato planting in Donegal was mostly done in ridges. These ridges were made about four feet broad and were generally made to hold four rows of potatoes on each ridge. As this work could not be carried out by horse and plough it was mostly done by spade and shovel. It is said that by this system more potatoes can be planted per acre than by planting them in drills. This method was better for the land, and was the means of keeping it dug as small trenches were dug along each ridge to get clay to cover the potatoes and to mould them.