School: Blacklion
- Location:
- Blacklion, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: F. Johnston
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- (continued from previous page)the men spray them with blue stone and washing soda, to keep off the blight.
The potatoes are dug in the Autumn, and are picked and put in a pit in the ground.
The following are the names of the potatoes we grow, "Epicures" "Pinks" and "Victors"
Starch used to be made out of potatoes. When people make 'boxty' they keep the water that they boiled it in, for starch.
(Drawing of spade)- Collector
- Bobbie Nixon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Thornhill or Mullandreenagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Nixon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Thornhill or Mullandreenagh, Co. Cavan