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School: Gort na Carraige (Rockfield) (roll number 9009)

Location:
Knocknashangan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1029, Page 189

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    at first. They pick out the potatoes that have eyes and cut them in halves. Se
    Sometimes if there are a number of eyes in a potato three or four seeds are got
    Some of the people held each together at the work and this means that one man goes to neighbor for a day and that man goes to him for another day in return
    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
    Anna Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Camlin, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Henry Ellis
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 70
    Address
    Lissacholly, Co. Donegal