School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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- (continued from previous page)to one another. They dig them with a spade.
- The potatoes are dug out by a digger. A boon of people gather and lift the potatoes after the digger with three a-breast. Men and women and children pick the potatoes.
The names of the different kinds of potatoes are Banners, Kerr's Pinks, Epicures, Arran Victors, British Queens, Sutens (?) cups (?) and Champions.
They are gathered up in a heap. Rushes are put over them and then clay and they stay dry during the winter.(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- James Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan