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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Colcannon

Potatoes and cabbage pounded together and then fried in butter (Irish). “Col” is cole or cale, i.e. cabbage.

“About 1774 Isaac Sparks, the Irish comedian, founded in Long Acre a Colcannon Club.” —The Athenæum, January 20th, 1875.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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