1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Knockanargan, Dunlavin

School: Knockanargan, Dunlavin

Location:
Knockanarrigan, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Annie Draper
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 092

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 092

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Knockanargan, Dunlavin
  2. XML Page 092
  3. XML “The Potato Crop”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    A trench about a foot deep is left all around.
    This is there because some clay has to be shovelled up to secure the top of the pit.
    Aaron Banners, Kerr's Pinks, Arran Chiefs, Easter Weeks, British Queen's, Up to Dates, Suttons, Shamrocks, Golden Wonders, Champions, Arran Victors and Arran Consuls are some of the potatoes grown.
    Suttons have gone out of date and Shamrocks and Arran Consuls have nearly gone out of date.
    The Beauties of Heyborn are a very early variety and are nearly gone out of date also.
    An old saying is "Dig them in June or they'll bust the drills."
    Potatoes were used once as a substitute for starch but I cannot find any account of this locally.
    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
    Susan Case
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brittas, Co. Wicklow