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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 036

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 036

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    before the famine the the people lived chiefly on potatoes and they made bread out of them.
    The bread was called "Boxty Bread". The way they used to make it. They used to get six or seven large potatoes and wash them and dry them well.
    Then they used to peel them. When the potatoes were peeled. They used to get a grater and scrape the potatoes. A grater is a piece of tin with holes in it.
    It is nailed to a board. Then they mashed up the potatoes. They used to put flour in with the potatoes and put it on a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gertrude Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo