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

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 16_003

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  1. The Potato Crop (continued)

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    They have iron spades with timber handles now.
    The farmers help one another in sowing the potatoes. They help them in spreading the manure and spreading the seed. They also help them in digging and picking the potatoes. The boys and girls pick the potatoes. The potatoes are stored in pits for the Winter. There is a name given to the small potatoes, "criocáns". The potatoes that grow best in this district are the Kerr-pinks. Long ago people used to make
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Quille
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrindaff, Co. Kerry