School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 191

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    and oatmeal.
    It was on very rare occasions that meat was eaten and it was salted meat. Fish, especially herrings were used but especially on Fridays. Long ago people made "boxty". They scraped raw potatoes with a rough tin and they squeezed them and mixed them with a little flour and made it like a cake and baked them.
    On Good Friday and Ash Wednesday they had nothing but black tea and dry bread. It is about a hundred years ago since tea was first used in the district. Mugs
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo