School: Termon
- Location:
- An Tearmann, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Mrs Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0980, Page 068
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - In every house long ago there was a greater. In the harvest every woman made boxty. First they got some raw potatoes and grated them on the grater. Then the potatoes were put in a strainer and the water strained off them. They were then mixed with some boiled potatoes and flour and shaped into a cake and placed into an oven over a brisk fire.
