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School: Mohill (B.) (roll number 12415)

Location:
Mohill, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Francis Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 028

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    with blue-stone and soda to keep away the blight. It is generally the children when they come home from school that pick the potatoes. Then they are heaped in the field and covered with rushes and clay, and are left there for the Winter. There are different classes of potatoes. The early ones are - Early-Roses, Kerr's-Pink, and British Queens - Champions, Arran-Banners, Blacksmiths and several others. Champions are the best potatoes for table use
    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
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male