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School: An Cheathrú Gharbh

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Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 581

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    Potatoes are a crop that feeds both man and beast. If it were not for the potatoes he people of Ireland would die with hunger. Potatoes were first interduced [sic] into Ireland by Sir Walter Raleigh.
    When they were first brought into Ireland the people ate the green stalk that grew out of the potato. But as time went on the people dug up the soil and found under it what we call potatoes.
    In the year 1846 there came a blight on the potato crop all over Ireland
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Mullaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhanruck, Co. Mayo