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School: Millín, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 16329)

Location:
Milleenduff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 031

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    put in a "pit". Then they pick the small potatoes and put them in another pit. When they are making a pit they clean the ground first, and put the potatoes on the ground, and cover them with rushes, and make a channel all around the potatoes, and shovel the earth on the rushes.
    There are different kinds of potatoes. Their names are "champions," "Arran banners", "Kerrs pink", "Irish Queens", "Arran Victory," "Arran Consul," "King Edward the seventh", "Striped champion," " and up-to-date," and "Great scot," and "Abundance".
    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
    Peggy Curtin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milleenduff, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Curtin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Milleenduff, Co. Cork