School: Creewood (roll number 5331)
- Location:
- Craobhóid, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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- (continued from previous page)in the crop by the throwing in the lumps, or dropping the seed. The potatoes are planted in ridges. To prepare the ground it is first ploughed and harrowed and then the ridges are marked. The manure is put out on the ridges in many little heaps. Before the potatoes are dropped the manure is spread. When the seed potatoes are picked out of the pit they are cut in the centre leaving an "eye" on each piece.
Long ago it was all wooden plough(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Craobhóid, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- James Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Craobhóid, Co. na Mí