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School: Clonegam, Portlaw (roll number 13901)

Location:
Clonagam, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
S. B. Watts
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0654, Page 6

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    The local people do not help each other to set the potatoes but they lend each other the necessary machinery or horses.
    When the potatoes are just appearing above the ground they are sprayed this is supposed to keep the insects from destroying the crop. The potatoes are then dug up and put in sacks, brought in and spread out on the barn floor for the winter.
    The names of the potatoes are:- Kerr Pinks, British Queens, Champions, Arran Banners, Shamrocks and Irish Queens. The best potatoes grown in this county are the Kerr Pinks.
    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
    Laura Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolfinn, Co. Waterford