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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 14_044

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    44
    Potatoes
    29th. March, 1938.
    There are (six) eightvarietes of potatoes sown in this part of the country.They are (1) "Aran Banners"
    (2) "Queens" (3) "Kerr pinks"(4)"Champions" (5) "Land Leagures"
    (6)"Epicures"(7)" Dates"(8) "Flounders". The "Land Leaguers" and the "Epicures" are sown early. All the sowing is done with spades.Sometimes timber ploughs are used for "landing"the potatoes
    which means putting earth around the
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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
    Michael Torpey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs P. Torpey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare