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School: Baile an Leasa (roll number 15561)

Location:
Ballinlass, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0258

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    Bocksi was very common and is yet in some parts of this district. The best kind is made from the black potato. Raw potatoes are peeled and scraped with a specially made tin scraper into pulp. The pulp is then put into a piece of linen and squeezed as dry as possible. It is then mixed with flour
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Louie Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    9
    Address
    Sion Hill, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Gill
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Sion Hill, Co. Galway