Irish Lumper

scotty · Rank attained: Hazel Tree Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 33

Just saw an article in last Saturday's Irish Times about the Irish Lumper variety of potato being sold in M&S.

Anyone know if seed potato from this variety is on sale anywhere, or if anyone has tried it?

Greengage · Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:52 pm Post subject:

I think Lullymore heritage park grew some of these recently to remember the famine. http://www.lullymoreheritagepark.com/

My Potatoes · Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:53 pm Post subject:

The Seed Savers had/have them. I grew lumpers a few years ago. They were terrible. Lumpy shape and discoloured with black stained flesh. You know when you cook potatoes and a random one is off? They were all like that. A far cry from what is described in the Irish Times article, though these new lumpers are "an improved version", so not the genuine article.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2013/0302/1224330699102.html