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School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)

Location:
Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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    (continued from previous page)
    and spray the stalks for fear of the blight.
    They get eight pounds of washing and five pounds blue stone and forty gallons of water for spraying the potatoes.
    Then they put all into the barrel and steep it for a night.
    With this solution they sprinkle the stalks with a spraying machine.
    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
    James Jermyn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockadrehid, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Mullany
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Knockadrehid, Co. Roscommon