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School: Castlegal (C.) (roll number 15966)

Location:
Caisle Geala, Co. Shligigh
Teacher:
Máire Ní Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 0593

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    when the potatoes are dug we pick the large one's first and then the smaller ones. They put them in different pits out in the field. They throw a heap of weeds on top of them and they put clay on them also. We give the smaller potatoes to the hens or the pigs. These are the names of the potatoes Kerrpinks, Dates, Flounders, Irish Queens, Epicures and Arran banners. Kerrpinks grow best in our district. Everybody digs their own potatoes.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Cnoc Breac, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    Charlie Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48