School: St Peter's, Phibsboro
- Location:
- Baile Phib, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
- Teacher: Ss. Breathnach
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- Boxty was made from new potatoes and flour. The new potatoes were peeled and sliced + were then ground finely in a "boxty grater". Flour + buttermilk were then added and the contents were baked on a griddle.Boxty Graters were made and sold by travelling tinkers.Boxty was Halloween dish some forty years ago in the Broomfield district of South Monaghan.
- Collector
- Séamus Breathnach
- Gender
- Male