RHS Evening Lecture - Clontarf and Marino Allotments in the Newspapers of 1917 by Noel Carolan
Noel Carolan’s talk charts the development and progress of allotments at Clontarf and Marino as part of the wartime government’s drive to maximise food supply. Topics include the volume/types of vegetables grown; the use of Marino House to provide horticulture training; potato spraying problems; visits of the Lord Lieutenant & Chief Secretary to the allotments and ploughing exhibitions at Clontarf.
Admission Free, All Welcome.
