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    Starch was made from potatoes. Wash them well scrape and peel them, and boil them, then strain well into a basin, then put out in the sun to dry well. That was how it was made, and that amount would last until the following Summer. Ink making - Ink was made from ___________ oak-nuts boiled for a few hours and then
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry