Boxty is a traditional Irish food typically eaten around Halloween, or Samhain as the Irish refer to it. This was because potato crops were bountiful this time of year, so making boxty was a very ...

Also called Irish potato cakes, boxty hails from the northern midlands of Ireland and likely got its name from the Irish words for “poor house bread” (arán bocht tí) or “bakehouse ...

In Ireland, you'll order an Irish breakfast, but in Northern Ireland ... are typically served in the form of a pancake known as boxty. The potatoes may also be served in more of a bread form ...