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School: An Mhainistir, Malla (roll number 12519)

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Mallow, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An Bráthair Lúcás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 574

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    Then they put straw over the potatoes and after this they cover the straw with clay and sods.
    On a number of occasions throught the year the potatoes are "turned" that is they are removed from one pit to another. They do this because the potatoes might grow again and to knock off the sprouts.
    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
    E. Carroll
    Gender
    Male