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School: Cohaw (C )

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Cohaw, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. Ní Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 269

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    with a digger and sometimes they are ploughed out or dug with a spade. They are then put in pits and about the end of winter they are taken into the barn.
    These are the names of the various kinds of potatoes, Kerrs Pinks, Aran banners, Aran Victors, Aran Chiefs, Presidents, Epicures and Flounders.
    Long ago starch was made from potatoes. The water that peeled potatoes were washed in would be left sitting for awhile. When the water would be drained off there would be paste or starch in the bottom of the vessel. Then hot water would be poured on this and it would be used as starch
    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
    Margaret Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cohaw, Co. Cavan