School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)
- Location:
- Tully More, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
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- Foods that are not now in use generally but which are made on special occasions such as Halloweve, Christmas - are Boxty Bread, Sowens, Bloodpuddings - Horehound tea.
Boxty Bread.
Boxty is yet made in the homes of the farmers. It is made by grating the raw potatoes (largest ones) in a basin or dish on an oval shaped piece of tin. A clean linen cloth is then used to squeeze and extract all the liquid from the pulp. It is then mixed by hand and a little flour and salt added. Often a boiled potato is added. It is then cooked on a pan or oven with plenty of butter lard or dripping.
- Collector
- Nan Melly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ard an Rátha, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Con Melly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Ard an Rátha, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Sowens.
Sowens was made from the very fine dust that was through oatmeal seeds. The old women sifted the seeds a second time placed this fine stuff in a basin of water and left it there for a few days. Then when boiled and cooled it resembled a thick jelly which was good for(continues on next page)
