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School: Cluain Catha (roll number 16291)

Location:
Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
Teachers:
Dll. Ó Módhráin Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 486

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    Flounder and Golden wonders.
    The varieties that are grown mostly around this place were Champions, Arranbanners and Kerrpinks.
    The people used to make starch out of the potatoes in olden times. They used to peel the skins off them and grate them. Then they used to put boiling water on them and used that as starch.
    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
    Brigid Egan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Hubert Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Roscommon