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School: Sruth Nua

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Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás de Brún
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    The people help one another if they are late with sowing.
    When the potato stalks are up over the clay they are moulded.
    After the moulding they are howed and weded.
    When they are weded they are moulded again.
    They are put in pits when dug
    We have several kinds of potatoes. Flounders, Up-to-Dates, Arran Banners, Kerpinks, queens Champions, Epicures and Irish scots.
    They were often used for starch. When the people were making starch they used to take the skin of the potatoes and the dry
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    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
    Micheal Prenty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curry (Kirwan), Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Micheal Prenty
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Curry (Kirwan), Co. Mayo