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School: Clonegonnell

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Clonagonnell, Co. Cavan
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L. Ní Chaoindealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 316

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  1. Potatoes

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    The Best potatoes to grow in this district are Kerrs pinks and Arran victors. The people in olden times made starch from potatoes. The way they made the starch was this. They grated the potatoes into water and strained them. The starch sank to the bottom.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret White
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Drumhecknagh, Co. Cavan

  2. The Landlord

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    Lord Farnham was the local land-lord. The family has been a 100 years in the district. They were looked upon as good land-lords. The family name of the Farnhams is maxwell.
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