School: Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9317)

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   they used wash the potatoes and skin them.Then they would scrape them with a grater.A grater was a bit of tin nailed to a board and holes put in it with a nail. They used rub the potatoes along it and they used and they used turn into small little bits.They used to squeeze them then in a cloth to to take the water out of them.Then they used make a cake of them and and cut it into squares.They used bake it in a griddle.
   Every old person is able to make stampy.Once a man named John Reidylived in Glaun.He had nothing for his breakfast .So he and his wife went about a quarter of a mile away to cut corn.he cut the corn and his wife tied it.Then they brought it home thrashed cleaned and grounded it withe a quern.Then she made a cake of it and baked it.When it was baked they ate their

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   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
         1. bread (~2,063)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Reidy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glenletternafinny, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Mrs James Reidy

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   65

   Address

   Glenletternafinny, Co. Clare