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School: Calfield

Location:
Calf Field or Aghadrumgowna, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
T. Ó Rathsile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 055

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  1. The Planting of the Potatoes (continued)

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    After some weeks the potatoes are moulded. If they are in ridges they are moulded with a shovel. If they are in drills they are moulded by two horses and a drill plough.
    During the summer months the potatoes are sprayed by means of a sprayer to prevent the blight from killing them.
    In the autumn the potatoes are dug either by spade or by two horses and a machine called a potato digger. They are then put in pits in the field or drawn home and stored in a barn for food.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Calf Field or Aghadrumgowna, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Thomas Brady
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Calf Field or Aghadrumgowna, Co. an Chabháin