Scoil: Carraig Áluinn (uimhir rolla 16.474)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Foods - Boxty

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   A favourite article of food long ago was called "boxty" and indeed it is still made in many houses during the months of harvest and winter. It is made from potatoes and flour but it is not the same as what is called "potato cake."

   Boxty is of two kinds - "dumplings" and "pancake boxty. To make "dumplings" a number of specially good potatoes is picked out and peeled while in the raw state after being thoroughly washed. The "eyes" were carefully picked to remove all specks of dirty or anything else which might effect the quality of the boxty. The potatoes were then grated by means of a large tin greater. These graters were made by travelling tinkers and sold at the farmers' hoses. These graters were kept spotlessly

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

2. Old Crafts (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   

   Níl tú logáilte isteach, ach tá fáilte romhat tras-scríobh a dhéanamh go hanaithnid. Sa chás seo, déanfar do sheoladh IP a stóráil ar mhaithe le rialú cáilíochta.

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   in order to have a good yield. When a baby was being brought to the chapel to be baptised, a lump of "tow" was brought. This was made into 5 or 6 little balls which were used by the priest to clear the Holy Oils from his fingers and from the baby's face, shoulders &c. Oatmeal was used also to help to clear off the Oil when the priest washed his fingers. The balls of "tow" were then burned. Small balls of cotton wool are now used for the same purpose as no one has any "tow" to bring.

   Sábháil Cealaigh

   Conas tras-scríobh a dhéanamh »

   Má chliceálann tú ar an gcnaipe sábhála, glacann tú leis go mbeidh do shaothar ar fáil faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License agus gur leor nasc chuig dúchas.ie mar aitreabúideacht.