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School: Clonegonnell

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Clonagonnell, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 316

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  1. Potatoes

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    The Best potatoes to grow in this district are Kerrs pinks and Arran victors. The people in olden times made starch from potatoes. The way they made the starch was this. They grated the potatoes into water and strained them. The starch sank to the bottom.
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  2. The Landlord

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Carrie Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gartnasillagh, Co. Cavan