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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 167

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    Before the men sow the potatoes they dig or plough the land. Then they gather the weeds and burn them. They mark out ridges three feet wide and any length they like. They also manure the land.
    Then they cut the potatoes in two, by the eyes. When they have them cut, they gather the "scelps" and give them to the pigs. They drop the potatoes then and leave them a foot apart. This is called the dropping of the potatoes.
    Those are the names of the early potatoes that we sow, Flounders, Epicures and American Roses. Those are the late potatoes Kerr's Pinks, Aran Banners, White and Black champions, and Irish Queens.
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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
    Nora Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toome, Co. Longford