School: Scairt (C.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4127)
- Location:
- Scart, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs R. Eager
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- (continued from previous page)planting the potatoes. Sometimes help is hired. During the Summer they are scuffled and later on sprayed. When quite ready they are dug and put in a pit. It is just a long trench a couple of feet wide. The potatoes are placed in the pit, soil is spread over them, and then they are secured from frost and rats by a heavy covering of ferns or furze, or stalks. Old people can recall starch being made from the potatoes known as "Champions". This is not now done - as we purchase starch in the shops conveniently and cheaply.
The local names given to the potatoes are, Kerr's Pinks, Champions, Arran Banners. The Kerr's Pinks best in this district.- Collector
- Aingeala Ní Críodáin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Creed
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45