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Taking out of the Potatoes

Abstract: Story collected by Robert Rasterson, a student at Kilrush school (Ballynaberney, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0895/3/37

 Kilrush [Vol. 0895, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Wexford Schools

COLLECTOR
Rasterson, Robert 
Gender
male
Location
Tomanoole (Townland) 
Monart (Civil parish) 
Scarawalsh (Barony) 
Wexford (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Taking out of the Potatoes  [duchas:5006665]

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The taking out of the potatoes

When we are taking out the potatoes we hire extra help.  We nearly always take them out with a potato digger.  This makes the picking easy because it leaves no potatoes in the sods.  Two good horses are well able to pull the digger, but it is called "the horse killer."  Other people take them out with the double plough.
This plough splits the drills in two and it leaves a lot of sods to be shaken.  Here are some of the potatoes we sow Arran Banners,  Up-to-Dates, British Queens and Kerry Blues.  We generally take them out in October
Robert Masterson,
Tomanoole,
Ballycarney,
Ferns

Resource description

Origin information
Ballynaberney, Co. Wexford
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 243
Volume 0895
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher C. E. Kidd.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes--Prátaí
School location
Ballynaberney Baile na Bearna Ballynaberney Kilrush Scarawalsh Wexford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5140650
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0895/3/37

Suggested credit
"The Taking out of the Potatoes"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5140650>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher C. E. Kidd.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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