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School: Cúl Chaonaig (Coolkenney) (roll number 14631)

Location:
Culkeeny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
S. Ó Coigligh
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    them into a basin of water. Then she got another basin and put a thin cloth over it and strained the water from the grained potatoes into it. Then she wrung the cloth and threw out the potatoes. She left all aside to settle. She threw out the water off the top and the starch was left. She left the starch to get dry just like cornflour. Then she could use it as she needed it. It was used in the same way as the present day starch.
    Collected by Mary Mc Keeney Glentoskert Malin
    From Ellen Doherty Glentoskert Malin
    She is 64 years of age and heard it from her mother
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Keeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glentooskert, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Ellen Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    64
    Address
    Glentooskert, Co. Donegal