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School: Eiscear (roll number 1000)

Location:
Esker, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sinéad, Bean Uí Chonghalaigh
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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    The potato can be grown on nearly every soil, nut rich dry soil yields the best quality of potatoes. There are f. different varieties of potatoes grown in my district such as, the golden wonder, Aran Bamira British Queen, Champion, and the Kerr Pinks, and the Kerr Pink and Epicure are the commonest in my district.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Esker, Co. Galway