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School: Kilfinny, Áth Dara (roll number 9318)

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Kilfinny, Co. Limerick
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Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 385

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    ripe and they are then ploughed out and 'scabbled', that is the earth is removed from around them and then the pickers pick them into buckets or boxes. They put them into a car and one person draws them home to the haggard where they are pitted. Earth and rushes are put around and over them.
    The various kinds of potatoes are Epicures, Arran Chiefs, Arran Victors,
    British Queens, Aran banners, irish Queens, Kerrs Pinks, New Champions and Shamrocks. Shamrocks grow best in this district.
    Starch used be made from potatoes in nformer times.
    Sgealaide - Thomas O'Shea.
    A Seolad - Donoman, Croom,
    Co. Limerick.
    A Aois - 60 bl.
    A gairm beata - Feirmeoir.
    Car rugad, car cait a saogal - mar seolad.
    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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Thomas O' Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Dunnaman, Co. Limerick