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School: An Cheathrú Gharbh

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Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 520

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    In olden times the people used bread called boxty. The people used to make this bread from raw potatoes. This is the way they made it.
    First of all they got a piece of tin and they put holes in it with a nail. Then they washed the potatoes peeled them, and scraped them into a substance nearly like pulp. They got a cclean cloth and squeezed them until they were very dry.
    Then they put salt and flour through them and made a cake of them. They put it down to cook for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Garrett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Colladussaun, Co. Mayo