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School: A Cnoc Buí, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 9588)

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Knockeenbwee Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Ceallaigh
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    The Storing of Potatoes Locally
    The farmer usually lifts his potato crop in the month of October because the tubers are fully grown, and the stalks are fully withered. He also knows that the frost and snow of winter would affect them. The period for lifting them depends on the time the stalks stop growing. Some years the blight appears early and the potato is useless. This causes the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Aodha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilnahera West, Co. Cork