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School: Sriantaigh (roll number 8015)

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Sreenty, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Aodha Bhuí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0934, Page 150

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    (continued from previous page)
    and grubbed. Long ago they were moulded with spades.
    In month of October they are dug with diggers and the children gather them.
    Sometime after that they are picked and sold in the market and in the factory. Long ago they made starch out of the 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
    Collector
    Francis Mc Connon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Faraghy, Co. Monaghan