School: Killyconnan (C.)
- Location:
- Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 187
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- (continued from previous page)to this district, people did'nt know how to make it, and they put about a pound of tea on a quart of water, and boiled it.
Then they'd throw out the tea and eat the tea-leaves.
On rare occasions they would make an "archie's head." This they made by mixing potatoes, flour and salt. Then they put the mixture on the clean warm hearthstone, under a pot. On the pot they'd put "graosac" and leave all there till cooked. Then they'd eat it at dinner.
This was also called "Roger head."
Nettles were boiled and eaten as vegetable- a healthy vegetable it was.
Boxty was a favourite kind of bread.
In many places, even in present years, the potatoes were peeled with nails.
