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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

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Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 113

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    (continued from previous page)
    names of the potatoes that are planted in this district are - Aran bamners, British Queens, The champions, The shamrocks, Kerrs Pinks.
    Summer care of potatoes.
    When the potatoes come over the ground the farmer knocks the tops off the drills. After that he will get the schoolboys to weed or hoe them.
    When they have them done they will put the clay over them again. In the month of July when the stocks are big and strong, he will have to spray them to keep blight off them. All the weeds that are left are taken off them.
    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
    Colm Mach Uidhir
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Louth