School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)
- Location:
- Leitir Bric, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Grannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 612
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- (continued from previous page)There is at least two eyes in every split. The splits are stuck in the ridges and are left there for a little while. Then manure is put out on the ridges and spread. The shoughs are dug and the clay put over the manure. Then again when the stalks grow, they are moulded again. They are sprayed again with sulphate of copper and washing soda or lime. That is done twice or three times. They are dug in October and put in pits. The principal potatoes are: Queens, Kerr - pinks, Skerries, Epicures, Arran Banners. The Skerries are the best kind of potatoes. They stand good longer.
Starch was made from potatoes long ago.
Take and peel the potatoes, clean and scrape them into a vessel. Then pour a can of spring water in the vessels. Leave it there for a while and strain it in a very fine strainer. Then leave it until it dries and you can use(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Tamhnach Chaol, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Charles Browne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- An Tamhnach Chaol, Co. Mhaigh Eo
