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School: Cill Brainis, Bun Clóidighe

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Kilbrannish South, Co. Carlow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 059

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    Names of potatoes sown
    "Kerr's Pinks " (nice pink potatoes)
    "Presidents" (long white ")
    "Shamrocks" (red ")
    "Arran Banners" (round white ")
    "Skerry Blues". (blue/purple ")
    Potatoes are sued for household use, feeding pigs, fowl and sometimes horses.
    Starch used be made from grated potatoes.The juice was kept on a plate and put out on a dry day to whiten.
    Artificial manures are sued when growing potatoes which are not generally sprayed in this locality.
    They are pitted in fields in the winter-time.
    Presidents are best potatoes (local prates) for eating.
    Arran Banners are best for pigs
    Shamrocks are early potatoes.
    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
    Alice Willis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballypierce, Co. Carlow