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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 039

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 039

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    the potatoes are ploughed out and the children help to pick them. Then they are put into large pits and securely covered with dry straw and plenty of clay on the outside.
    The names for the different kinds of potatoes are "Garden Fillers," "Epicures," and May Queens" which are early varieties; Leinster - Wonders," "Skerry - Champions," "Kerr's Pinks," "Irish - Queens," Golden - Wonders. "Spey's - Abundance" and "Aran - Banners are a bad quality of potato, and are used for feeding pigs.
    "Kerr's - Pinks" and "Skerry - Champions" grow best in this district.
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    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
    Imelda Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly