School: Scoil an Chlochair, Dún Bleisce (roll number 14625)
- Location:
- Doon, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Regis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 197
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- (continued from previous page)Digging - It commences in about the month of October. This is done by either the spade or plough. Ridges must be always dug with the spade. When dug with a spade the potatoes are chosen. The good ones are heaped in the garden in the form of a pit and are protected from the weather with a covering of about two inches of clay. If they are intended to remain there during the Winter period they get a further covering of rushes and straw. Then the good ones are chosen the remainder put into bags and used for the feeding of pigs or cattle. There are several varieties of potatoes and there are two classes those used for table use and those used for the feeding of pigs or cattle. We have the Skerry Champions, Kerrpinks, Up to Dates, Aran Banners, Golden Wonders and Epicures.
The Champion is the best for table use.
- Collector
- Bridget O' Dea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortnakistin, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mr T. Anderson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolbaun, Co. Limerick
