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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 08_033

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    steeping in water and when it is melted it is shade[n?] on the stalks with a brush or with a spraying maching. Long ago the people made boxty out of half rotten potatoes called saddlers. First of all they would scrap them with a scraper & then they would put flour on them & then bake them.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Anna Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Richard Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo