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School: Mungraid (B.) Luimneach (roll number 14409)

Location:
Mungret, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs B. Mulroy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 139

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  1. Setting Potatoes (continued)

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    and then with earth. They are removed or turned as the farmer calls it a couple of times during the Winter. The kinds of potatoes which grow best here are Champions and land leaguers, shamrocks.
    Starch was made long ago from potatoes.
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  2. Churning

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    We have only one cow on our small farm of land, so on that account we have not much churning to do. Hardly any person here churns now. They sell all the milk at the creamery and buy butter for themselves there. We have a small glass churn now. It holds a gallon of cream and is worked by a beater. When the
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    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Mc Gann
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Mungret, Co. Limerick