Northern Irish cuisine with whole wheat flour which also uses baking soda as a rising agent. It is usually sweetened in contrast to the savoury white soda bread. A soft tray bake cake which gets its name from using Fifteen of each main ingredient (marshmallows, digestive biscuits, cherries). Boxty is mainly found in County Fermanagh, Boxty is a weighty, starchy potato cake made with 50:50 mix of cooked mashed potatoes and grated, strained, raw potato. The most common variety is boiled boxty, also known as hurley, a large round loaf which is boiled whole for several hours, allowed to rest and then sliced
Irish traditional music session Irish traditional music session Irish traditional music sessions are mostly informal gatherings at which people play Irish traditional music. The Irish language word for "session" is "seisiún". This article discusses tune-playing, although "session" can also refer to a singing session or a mixed session (tunes and songs). Barry Foy's "Field Guide to the Irish Music Session" defines a session as: "...a gathering of Irish traditional musicians for the purpose of celebrating their common interest in the music by playing it together in a relaxed, informal setting, while in the process generally beefing up the mystical cultural mantra that hums along