School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

Location:: Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0190

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tea, they used to feed themselves on oaten bread and milk. At Christmas they had about a half a stone of flour and an ounce of tea and a pound of sugar and they made boxty for Christmas Day.
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Querns were used in the mills in former times. People remember of them been used. Boxty was made very often long ago, it was the most plentiful meal. There was about a half dozen cakes made each time. There was only a grater and a basin used at the making of boxty.

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