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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mary Agnes Smyth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 533

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 533

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    were baked hard in front of the fire these were very nourishing and were suitable for carrying on journeys and were eaten with milk. Potato cakes were often baked also and even at the present day some people like them. They are made of a mixture of boiled potatoes and flour.
    Boxty was a coarser kind of potato cake in which the raw potatoes were scraped. Then the scraped potatoes were put into a linen cloth and squeezed then boiled potatoes and butter or lard was put in along
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo