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   piece of wood, eighteen inches long, and about six inches wide was got for a back for the grater. The piece of tin was curved in shape and fastened to the back with fine wire nails or tacks. This was placed standing in the basin or crock and the raw potatoes were grated by rubbing them quickly up and down on the grater. A boxty bag made out of calico was next got and the raw boxty in small quantities was put into it, and squeezed until all the water was taken out. The dry boxty was placed in a large wooden dish, and the water squeezed out of the boxty was kept and allowed to stand for some time till the starch fell to the bottom. This starch was kept for laundry purposes. Boiled potatoes were mashed up finely by bruising and added to the raw boxty. Some flour was then added and a good handful of salt. These ingredients were mixed together with the hand and wet with either sweet milk or buttermilk according to taste. Boxty was sometimes spread thinly over the pan and baked on one side, or it was put into a pot oven and baked beside the fire with turf coals under the oven and on the lid. Sometimes the boxty was made into little dumplings and put into a pot of boiling water, and kept boiling

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
         1. arán (~2,063)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ellen Reilly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ard Macha, Co. an Chabháin

   Informant

   Ellen Donohue

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Liosanna, Co. an Chabháin