School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)
- Location:
- Bealach an Doirín, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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Stories told about potatoes in my districtBarony: Costello
County: Roscommon
Related By: Mrs Flannery
Address: Lissian
Written By: Joseph Flannery
Address: Lissian
Age: 14 yrs
Date: May 1938There is a well known story about potatoes still told in Canada. There was once a man who was spraying his potatoes with a besom but on this account he was very slow. He then thought of a plan. He got up on his donkey and started to go between the ridges throwing spray on the potatoes as he went. However a drop of spray fell on the ass who started o run. The man fell into the bucket of spray and from that day to this he never sprays his potatoes except with a spraying-machine.
- Collector
- Joseph Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Lissian, Co. Ros Comáin
- Informant
- Mrs Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lissian, Co. Ros Comáin
