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School: Castlegrove (roll number 15475)

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Castlegrove East, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0113

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    and with shovels. The pits are made nine or ten inches deep. The varieties of potatoes are 'Champeens', 'Epicures' 'Kerry-pinks' 'Pink-eye Champeens' 'Golden Wonders' Germans' 'Flounders' 'King Edward' . "Arann-Canners' 'Up to dates' 'Sharpes Express' 'Rampers' Field Epicures'. 'Champeens' are the best variety of potatoes for the table. Potatoes were used for making starch long ago. Bread is also made from potatoes. First the potatoes are boiled. Then they are peeled and pounded. Then they are put into the place for making the bread and flour is put through them. New milk is used for making them. Bread Soda is not used in making the bread. When it put into an oven the lid of the oven is left off.
    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
    Philomena Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blindwell, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Blindwell, Co. Galway