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School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417C, Page 03_049

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    because it is easier to dig them. They they manure them and close the drills. Then they cut the seed and let one eye in each part.
    They stick them with a spade. They when they come up over the ground they weed them and "earth" them.
    After they are sprayed so as to keep away the blight. We dig them in Autumn and they are kept in a pit or in a barn. Some time ago about 1847 there did a famine came on the potato crop. It killed
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Godley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Richard Godley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Dromatoor, Co. Kerry