School: Cill a' Lachtáin

Location:
Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0277

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    the women and children pick them. Then they are put in a pit and covered with straws and clay.
    The names of the potatoes that grow best in this locality are; Champions, Kerr Pinks, Arron Banners, Epicure, Golden Wonders, . Long ago potatoes were used for starch.
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  2. There are two acres of potatoes sown every year on our land. We change the potatoe crop every year. There is no manure used before the land is ploughed. We sow the potatoes in both ridges and drills every year. Ridges are made by
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