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School: Mathghamhnach (C.) (roll number 11423)

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Bríd Nic Arailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0489, Page 149

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    Starch making.
    Long ago women used make starch from potatoes. First of all they used peel raw potatoes. Then they grated them and squeezed the juice into a pan and let it lodge. After a few hours it would turn into a kind of jelly. This they used for starch.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cooliska, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Eoghan Mc Carthy
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Cooliska, Co. Limerick