School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 189
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- (continued from previous page)When the potatoes are about a foot high they are moulded and then they are sprayed to keep the blight from coming on them.
- The old people long ago made starch out of potatoes. They rasped the potatoes first against a rough piece of tin. Then they strained them into a basin. Rasp is also made out of potatoes. First the potatoes are washed and peeled. Then they are rasped and mixed with flour. It is put to bake like pancakes on a pan(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
