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School: Newtown, Fertullagh

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Newtownlow, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
K. Shumacher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 069

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    is put (in a) over them. We put ours in a house and put straw over them and turn them from one side to the other from time to time.
    The names of the potatoes we sow are Arran-Victors, British Queens, Irish Champions, Kerrs Pinks, Golden Wonders, Arran Banners, Irish Queens, May Queens, Up-to-dates, Black Champions, Flounders, Arran Chiefs, Scotch Queens, Epicures, Presidents, Snowdrops, Violets-town Wonders, Ash-leaf-Kidneys, Spies abundance, and Kerry Blues.
    The variety that grows best in our land is presidents.
    Potatoes were used instead of starch in our district years ago. There is an old man who lives near us, and when his wife wanted to go to the shop to buy starch he would say "Go out and get a potato and grate it ; it is as good as any 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
    Douglas Matthews
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Belton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath