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School: Garrán, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 11274)

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Garranes South, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Drisceoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 300

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    All the farmers around this district grow potatoes. The varieties they grow are Kerr's Pinks and Irish Queens and Arran Banners, and Champions. They used to spread the manure long ago with their hands. The potatoes that used to have an eye or two would be cut for seed and the part that has no eye is called the bearrachán. The farmers now plough the ground with a plough and make the ridges with a plough. Then they level the ridges with a grafán. Then the farmers make the holes for the seed with a spade. Then they put in the seed with their hands. The holes then are closed with a folahine. Then after a month or two
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Driscoll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lackenafasoge, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Driscoll
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Lackenafasoge, Co. Cork