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School: Tarmon (roll number 13997)

Location:
Tarmon, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
P. Layden
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 274

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    Other one comes on closing the holes. The farmers dig the potatoes in the Autumn and put them in a heap in the field. Some people make the ridges with a plough. Some farmers make a big hole in the ground and put the potatoes into it and cover them again, but that is not done in this district. I never dug potatoes. Sometimes potatoes are destroyed by frost and blight. There are several different kinds of potatoes.
    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
    Informant
    Mrs Guihen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Tawnycorragh, Co. Leitrim