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School: Tankerstown (roll number 15304)

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Tankerstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Thom. F. Meagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0575, Page 367

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  1. Planting of Potatoes (continued)

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    Kerr's Pink, Irish Queens, Skerries, and Golden Wonder are the principal ones grown around here.
    A new use is now made of potatoes, alcohol is manufactured from them, but the price of potatoes for this purpose will hardly pay the farmer for growing them.
    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
    James Peters
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilnacask Lower, Co. Tipperary