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School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

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Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 11_024

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    In every county in Ireland potatoes grow. Potatoes are a hardy crop and they grow in every class of weather.
    Before potatoes are sowed the land is ploughed and harrowed. Then manure and slag are spread along the drills. Some people stick sciollans. They make a hole in the ground and stick a sciollan in it. Then they strike it with a spade and cover it. There is at least one eye in every sciollan. The potatoes have different names. One potato is called the Queen, another is called the Champion, another the Date. The Champion is the best for eating
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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
    Francis Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male