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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 014

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    all dug. Then they bring the potatoes into the haggard in a donkey cart.
    They dig a hole and throw the potatoes into it. Then they thatch them with straw and rushes. They put a coat of clay about six inches thick on them. Then they clap the clay with a shovel. They apply another coat of clay and then they are safe against the frost.
    The potatoes most common in my district are.
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    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
    Michael Fallon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moneen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Moneen, Co. Roscommon