School: Carraigíní (Carrigans)
- Location:
- Carrigans, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire E. Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 90
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- There are a lot of farmers around the village of Carrigans as the soil is very fertile. It is known as the Lagan Valley. A great lot of potatoes are raised in the district. The farmers plant seed which they buy at a high price. Inspectors go around to see the crop, and when the potatoes are sorted they take the best seed and buy it at a dear price to send to England and to the Canary Islands. Some of the potatoes are sold to the Alcohol factory. They get from 35/= to £2 per ton. for them. This only pays the farmers for putting in(continues on next page)
