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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 134

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    work it by stirring the iron around
    People make potato, cakes in the district with mashed potatoes and a little flour usually the potatoes are left over after the dinner and the cake are made the potates are mashed by a pounder or sometimes by the side of saucpan when the cake is rolled and cut in slices and put to bake on the pan. Boxty Bread is made by a fair amount of potatoes mashed and then grated and milk is put on them and it is drained by what we call a boxty bag till it is all drained out
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Laurie Morton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Morton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath