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School: Tyrrellspass (roll number 5916)

Location:
Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 330

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    People help one another to sow their potatoes by putting in manure or something then the other man goes to help him.
    Children pick the potatoes from the earth. The potatoes are stored by digging a whole in the ground and the potatoes is put in it and clay put over them. There are many kinds of names of potatoes such as the Chamption, Linster wonder, Golden wonder, Early Rose, Castles, Garden fillers, Night of the geal. There are many kinds of potatoes that grow well in the district such as the Chamption, Golden wonder and the Linster wonder.
    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
    Informant
    James Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Killavally, Co. Westmeath