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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 248

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    having a board in front which rises the clay up on the potatoes
    They are then left to grow and when they get large enough they are sprayed to keep away the "blight". Some farmers think it better not to spray their potatoes because when a sprayed potato is peeled and left aside it turns blue-black in colour while the unsprayed one does not.
    When the month of October comes and the tops have withered a band of men are employed and the potatoes are dug. The greater part of the crop is put into "pits" in order to keep them fresh until the following summer. The others are put into the barn and used as they are required.
    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
    Margaret Mary Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmany, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Doherty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmany, Co. Donegal