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School: Finternagh

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 296

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    Boxty Bread
    There are various kinds of bread. The most common in this country is soda bread. Long ago a oaten meal bread was eaten in every house.
    Boxty was made from raw and boiled potatoes. The raw ones were grated and the boiled ene ones were bruised.
    The were put in a linen cloth. The cloth was tied and put into an oven of water and boiled.
    Boxty was supposed to be very strong.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna May Flanagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lurganaveele, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Flanagan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lurganaveele, Co. Cavan