School: Corracharra (roll number 16407)

Location:
Corracharra, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Brian Mac Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 089

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  1. Long ago Boxty was made from potatoes. The way it was made was get potatoes and peel them. Then get the grater, and nail it to a piece of a board, put it in a crock, and grate the potatoes into the crock. When the crock is full get a piece of strong calico and put the grated potatoes into it. Then sqeeze the water out of them until they are white. Then put them out on a bread-board and put flour on it, then knead it, put it on the griddle and bake it.
    There was a man who lived between Shercock, and Knockbride, he was called Boxty Wallace. He had a machine for making Boxty. The people went to him with their potatoes, and he made the Boxty for them.
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