School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Achadh an Iúir, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 205
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- This is the way "boxty" is made, - The potatoes are mashed and the water is (presed) pressed out of them. Then they are mixed with flour and baked in an oven like bread.
- Collector
- James Farrelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Achadh an Iúir, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Jack Robinson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Achadh an Iúir, Co. an Chabháin
- In farmers house oaten bread is baked by putting the wet meal standing against a griddle in front of the fire. It is tuned from one position to another until it is crisp. It is them cooled and eaten.
- The ball used was a(continues on next page)
