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School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

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Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 07_005

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    The potatoes are dug in September. My father and my uncle pick the potatoes. Then we gather them in a heap and we make a pit for them. The pit is made with scraws and rushes. Then we put the potatoes into a heap and cover them with rushes and scraws to keep them from getting damp.
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    trettle
    the iron (blade)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    S. Ó Duilleáin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Dillon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ennismore, Co. Kerry