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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 303

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    In this district the farmers plant an acre or two of potatoes. The names of the potatoes are Champions, Kerr's Pinks, Irish Queens, British Queens, Arran Banners, Epicures, and Duchess. The Champions, are the best eating potatoes, and the Arran Banners, and the Epicures, are the largest. The farmers plant the potatoes in ridges and in drills. How the farmers plant the potatoes in ridges is : - The farmers would cover a lea field with farm-yard manure. Then he would get a pair of horses and a plough and plow five scrapes which is called a ridge. Then he would get a grafan and level
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cooranuller, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Cooranuller, Co. Cork