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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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    a spade, others with the potato digger. The big potatoes are picked by themselves, and put in a different place to the others. Somepeople store them in a house, and others put them in pits.
    The names of the potatoes are:- Epicures, Early-roses, Pinkins, Banners, Aran Consuls, Aran Victors, Kerr-pinks, British Queen;s, Irish Queen's, Champions, White epicures, Morsies Beauties.
    Epicures, Banners, Kerr-ponk grow best in our district.
    Long ago starch used to be made out of the potatoes.
    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 A. Tangney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Tangney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Curragraigue, Co. Kerry