School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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- (continued from previous page)are chieftains. Before starch came out the people made starch out of potatoes. Starch is made this way:-Get a large potato and cut it in halves. Scoop out the middle of the potato with a knife into a mug. (One potatoe would make a mug of starch). Then cold water is put on this and leave for a while. Then strain it and boil for a few minutes.Some other names of potatoes I know are:- Epicures, Aran banners, Scotch Downs, Up to dates. White rocks, Skerry blue, Skerry Champions, Ulster Monarch, Lincoln-King-(continues on next page)
