School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)
- Location:
- Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mrs Nora Lally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 264
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- (continued from previous page)was "taken" by the fairies.
- My grandfather remembered the pot cake which was made from oat meal and bacon boiled together.
- The people would not take milk in their tea and ate unleavened bread.
- Collector
- Teresa Burke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Timothy Burke
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Galway
- Go out in the garden, dig nine worms throw the ninth one away, bring in eight, dry them on an old shovel, put them in a pipe and smoke them.
