School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)
- Location:
- Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Conaill
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- During the Famine times the potatoes were sown broad cast like grain the following year because they were too small to plant.
- It is told in this district that a certain man wanting seed found he could get none. He got buds from another man and planted them like cabbage plants and had a wonderful crop of potatoes the following harvest.
The blight came on the potatoes through wet weather and heavy(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Mc Munn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caltragh, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr James Mc Munn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Caltragh, Co. Sligo