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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

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Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 194

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    They are then gathered. The large good potatoes are put into the pit which is dug in the field. The bad and very small potatoes are brought home for (harn) farmyard use. The names of the different kinds of potatoes are-: Aran Banners, British Queens Skerry Blues, Champions Shamrocks and Kerr pinks.
    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
    Kitty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath