School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Cill Mogeanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 299
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- Potatoes are sown in drills. Wooden ploughs are still to be seen, but are not used.
When the potatoes come up, the plough is run through the furrow & clay put to the stalks.
In the Autumn, the plough is run through the drills & all the members of the household go out to pick the potatoes, which are stored in pits, a part of the ground hollowed out to a depth of about half a foot & into which the potatoes are put.
The potatoes which grow best in this district are Leinster Wonders, British Queens & Shamrocks.
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- Collector
- Patrick Dunne
- Gender
- Male
