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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

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Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 101

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  1. The Planting of the Potato Crop

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    The Planting of the Potato Crop
    (Skerries, Co. Dublin.)
    The potato crop needs a great lot of care or they will wither. They are either set in drills or in ridges. They are very seldom set in ridges because they are more troublesome than the drills. There used to be a lot of kinds of potatoes such as the :- Champion Kemp Flounder, Skerry Blue, uptodate, shamrock, Aran-Banner, Queen, and the Epicure but there are only two kinds left now, the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Pratt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rush Road, Co. Dublin