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School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)

Location:
Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 176

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    so that the rain will not get in to the potatoes.
    The potatoes mostly sown here are - Kerr's pink, The Champions, Irish Queens, Golden Wonders, Aran Banners, Spies, abundance, garden fillers, Epicures, British Queen Premiums. (There is a main crop potato sown here also, which has the local name of "Madmen")
    Maura Hickey
    Rosemount Moate Co Westmeath
    Author - my father aged 48
    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
    Maura Hickey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rosemount, Co. Westmeath