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School: Clondalkin (Pres. Convent) (roll number 7883)

Location:
Clondalkin, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr. M. Kevin
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    neighbour would lend me one, then I would make return by lending him as harrow, a grubber or a plough if he be in need of one.
    In Summer the clay between each potato stalk is dug up and the weeds taken out of it. The [sic] the clay is put up around the stalks to support them. In October the big weeds are taken out of the drills, the potatoes are dug up and put into pits. They then are put into one large pit which is generally in the haggard.
    Shamrocks, Champions, Queens, Flounders, Skerry Blues and Kerr's Pinks are classes of seed locally used.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chris Mc Creevy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondalkin, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    H. Mc Creevy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Occupation
    Lock-keeper
    Address
    Clondalkin, Co. Dublin