School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)

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1. Food - Boxty Bread

   

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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.

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   Topics

   1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
         1. arán (~2,063)

   Language

   English

   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

2. Food - Sowens

   

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   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

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