School: Cluain Eich (roll number 9942)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 279

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Customs on Certain Days (continued)

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On old Halloween night, which is the eve of St. Martins Day, nine nights and a night without counting from Halloween, there is a fowl killed and the blood sprinkled in the four corners of the house, and the sign of the cross made on the centre of the floor.
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Food - Boxty

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Boxty is usually made when the potatoes are new and tender. They are first washed and peeled, then made into pulp by rubbing them up and down a grater, each on seperately. Some of the water is then strained off and flour, salt and sometimes new milk is added. It is then put out thinly on a greased pan to bake.
DUMPLINGS
Another way boxty is made is dumplings. About one third of the potatoes are raw and two thirds boiled and cold. The raw ones are

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