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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 09_005

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    Potatoes 20th.March,1938
    The names of the potatoes in this locality are Kerpinks,Queens, Aran-Banners, Epicures , Flounders, Irish Puritans,land-Leagures, Stripechampions,and Daits.The Daits are supposed to be the biggest potatoes,and grows very plentiful. The Queens grow big ,but very scarce,and they are not much good for crops.The most of potatoes here around are sowed with spades.When they are just over the ground they are tossed with spades.When they are about a foot over the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr James Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare