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School: An Baile Mór (roll number 11193)

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An Baile Mór Íochtarach, Co. Dhún na nGall
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D. E. Tate
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 248

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    to keep them from taking the blight and to make them grow long. The potatoes are. The potatoes are burned to keep them from growing long for seed. There are a lot of potatoes around here such as Aran Banner, Aran Victory, Aran Crest, Aran Pilots, Kerry Pinks, Champions, British. The three best kinds for eating are Kerry Pinks, Aran Victory, Champions. The Aran Pilots and Aran Banners are famous here because they are good for eating. They are digged in Summer and Autumn. Some are in pits.
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