School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Liag, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: E. Ó Reachtagáin
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- (continued from previous page)it is free from weeds and all kinds of dirt.
When the Farmer would be going to sow his potatoes the neighbours would come to help. They would bring graipes to spread the manure and spades to dig the mould on them. Then the Farmer would pay the neighbours back by going and helping them to do other work. - People in the district grow a lot of potatoes. We sow about an acre of potatoes or over it.
My father prepares the soil to plant the potatoes, most of the potatoes are planted in drills they dont plant them in ridges because they are too troublesome. The ground(continues on next page)- Collector
- Betty Gibbons
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cluain Fobhair, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Mr Pat Gibbons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Cluain Fobhair, Co. an Longfoirt