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School: Kilfinny, Áth Dara (roll number 9318)

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Kilfinny, Co. Limerick
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Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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    Starch Making.
    Long ago people used to make starch out of potatoes. This is how it was done. A potato was first cut up very small and then it was put into a strainer and cold water was poured through it into some other vessel. This water washed the starch off the potato and when it was allowed to lodge the starch remained in the bottom of the vessel.
    Sgealaide - Mrs. Thos. O'Shea.
    Seolad - Donoman, Croom,
    Co. Limerick.
    A gairm beata - bean Feirmeora.
    aois. 44 bl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    44
    Occupation
    Bean feirmeora
    Address
    Dunnaman, Co. Limerick