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School: Lorganboy (roll number 14793)

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Lurganboy, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Nic Fhearghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0193, Page 101

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    They are sprayed at the end of June or in July. The way they do it is they put water into a barrel and they mix washing soda and bluestone together, this is put on the stalks to prevent blight.
    They are dug with spades and put into pits and covered with rushes and clay.
    In olden times starch used to be made as it could not be got in the shops. First the potatoes were grated then the water was taken off and this was used as starch.
    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
    John R. Dennison
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortinar, Co. Leitrim