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School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)

Location:
An Sorn, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 240

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    Raw potatoes are used for making boxty. They are washed and peeled. Then they are grated on a grater. The grater is a semicircular piece of tin with holes bored all over it. It can be bought from a tinsmith for a few pence or it can be made in the home from a flat piece of tin. Usually large sized potatoes are used for boxty as they are handy for grating.
    There are two kinds of boxty, oven and pan. For oven boxty the water is squeezed from the grated potatoes with a piece of muslin. Then flour is added, currants and carraway seed if you wish and salt. It is mixed and formed into
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
        1. arán (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Sorn, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Frank Brady
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    An Sorn, Co. an Longfoirt