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School: Gleann, Meathus Truim (roll number 12136)

Location:
Glen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 076

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    dug they are brought home and put in a heap and covered with rushes. They are left there for a while then the rushes are taken off them and a light coat of rushes is put on them. Then they are covered with clay so that no frost will get at them.
    In this district there are other foods made with potatoes namely, rasp, potatobread and colcannon.
    The way people made rasp around here is; they first peel the potatoes then they grate them with an article which is called a grater.
    When they have all the potatoes grated they mix a little flour, breadsoda and a sup of newmilk with
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Beirne
    Gender
    Male