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School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)

Location:
Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0309

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    They had nothing else to eat
    They dig the potatoes with a spade and pick them with their hands into the bucket. and put them into the pit and put rushes inside and clay outside on them for the Winter. To prepare them for food.
    Go out to the pit fill them into the bag wash them put them into the pot cover them with water and hang them with a pot cakes and crane and put them on the fire to boil and cover with a led when they are boiled take them up and strain them peal them eat them and give the skins to the fowl The names of different kinds of potatoes Arran banner kerr pink red roses
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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
    Mary F. Molloy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughatorick North, Co. Galway