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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

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Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 331

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    they are ready they are hoed and grubbed and moulded. About a fortnight afterwards they are moulded again.
    They are sprayed at the end of July and August. We dig them with a potato digger in October. The potatoes for seed are kept in pits and the ones for using in a house. The kind of potatoes we set are, Arran Banner, Arran Chief, Arran Victor, Epicure, Duke of York, Kerr's pinks and Ruby Queens. The people used to make starch out of potatoes long ago. They grated the potatoes down and put them into water and strained them. Then they let the water that was drained settle. Then they drained it again and left the part remaining to dry.
    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
    Jean Gillighan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fahan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr G Gillighan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal