School: Sraithíní (roll number 17145)
- Location:
- Na Sraithíní, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhuinnshleibhe
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- (continued from previous page)again puts clay on the ridges this is called moulding. In June or July before the blight appears they are sprayed with bluestone and lime or washing-soda. In the end of October they are dug and put in a hole in the ground. They are covered with rushes and then with clay. They are left there untill needed we set champions, dates, queens, aranbanners, Kerrypinks, epicures, Aranbaners grow the bestSciollán goggering spraying mallet.
A food called "Boxty" used to be make from the rotton potatoes.
Starch is not now made from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Padden
- Gender
- Female
