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School: Leath-árdán

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Lahardaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0150, Page 31

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    weeks. The people say if a little frost touch them it will make them sweet for eating. The month everyone digs the potatoes is the month of October and the beginning of November. The people would not dig them before the month of October because they are not ripe. And if they were put in a pit then they would rot.
    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 Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockfarnaght, Co. Mayo