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School: Cúl Seachtaine

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Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 080

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    Other sorts of bread that were made were boxty or rasp, potato cake and oaten bread.
    To make boxty potatoes were cleaned. A piece of tin was got and holes were bored in it. Then it was nailed on a piece of board. The potatoes were rasped on it. The water was squeezed from them. The dry rasped potatoes were the mixed with a little flour and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gavigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Edmond Gavigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon