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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 05_009

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    My mother makes starch now. First of all she gets about twenty potatoes and she washes them. She then peels the skin off them with a sharp knife. She then gets a lid of a sweet can or a bit of tin. She gets a ceiling nail and a hammer and makes a lot of little holes in it with the nail. After this she grates the potatoes and puts them into a basin. She gets a linen cloth and puts the grated potatoes into it. She squeeses the liquid from the gratings into a bowl
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maisie Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Beesie Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo