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School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

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Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 09_031

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    a few months they are taken home and put into lofts. The local names given to the potatoes are the Champions, the Queens, the Kerr pinks and others.
    Potatoes were used long ago instead of starch. The potatoes were broken and then they were washed with water and put out to dry.
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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
    Nora Buckley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toor, Co. Kerry