School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)
- Location:
- Carlanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Gérbheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 104
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- (continued from previous page)the little ones in another pit. But in some places the potatoes are dug with spades and boys and girls pick them into bags. They are then put into pits and stored for the winter. These pits are covered with straw and mould to keep them dry and protect them from the frost.If you meet a red haired woman on the road, you will have bad luckIf you fall in a grave-yard you will be the next that will be buried thereIf you hit a person with a elder stick he will never get a bit bigger.(continues on next page)
