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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 112

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    The potatoes are picked by the children of the house. They place them in buckets and then put them in pits made by the farmer.
    They are however always careful to separate the large ones from the small ones. This is done so that the small ones may be given to the farm animals and the poultry, and the large ones are used for the table or sold at the market.
    The most common potatoes used are Arran Banners, Champions, Epicures, Arran Victors, Irish Queens and Flounders.
    Every year the women of the village help one another in the cutting of the
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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
    Bridgie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Canbrack, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Martin Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Canbrack, Co. Mayo