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School: Cnocán Mhichil Naofa (Clochar)

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Claremorris, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 406

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    it is a very large potato it is used for feeding pigs and fowl. Long ago people used the potatoes for starch. First they would take the skin of it then they would chop it up very fine and mix it with hot water and then it would be made into starch.
    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
    Nancy O Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumneen, Co. Mayo