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School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)

Location:
Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Donnchadh Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 076

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 076

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    At the beginning of Summer potatoes are sprayed with bluestone and washing soda disolved in water.
    Kathleens so fair and bright,
    the spraying machine keeps off the blight.
    In mid Autumn the potatoes are dug by means of a potato digger, a plough, and some times with a fork or spade. The children or younger people pick the potatoes into buckets, when they are picked, they are "choosed".- big ones in one pit, and small ones in another. Pit is covered with hay or furze or clay. Snowflakes and Champions grow best in our district. Potatoes were made into starch long ago:-
    Written by: Mary Heney Toureen, Cahir, Co. Tipp
    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
    Mary Heney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toureen, Co. Tipperary