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School: Alt Achadh Doire (roll number 15474)

Location:
Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig L. Mac Diarmada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1107, Page 157

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    ploughs the land, then he harrows it and then he cultivates the land and there he makes the drills.
    The drills are manured and the potatoes are sown. A plough is used. There are no wooden ploughs left. The local people do not help one another.
    During the summer they are grubed and then the potatoes are hoed and moulded and then sprayed about a fortnight after. They dig them in Autumn. The farmers pay people for gathering the potatoes. The potatoes are stored in pits.
    This is the local names given to the potatoes :-
    Kerrs-pinks, Arran banners, Majestics, Ruby, Queens, Up - to - Dates, Royal Kidneys, King Ewards, Arran Chiefs and Arran - Victors.
    The potatoes that grow best in the district are :-
    Kerrs - Pinks, Arn - Banners and Majectics.
    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
    Nellie Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garshooey, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    David Murray
    Gender
    Male