Tattie hokin

n.

Picking potatoes on farms, the seasonal work many from west Donegal travelled to Scotland for.

In use

Me granda went over to Scotland every autumn for de tattie hokin.

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My grandfather crossed to Scotland every autumn to harvest potatoes.

Questions

What does tattie hokin mean in Ireland?

Picking potatoes on farms, the seasonal work many from west Donegal travelled to Scotland for.

How do you use tattie hokin in a sentence?

“Me granda went over to Scotland every autumn for de tattie hokin.”

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