School: Coill an Easbuig (Bishopswood), Dundroma
- Location:
- Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0582, Page 232
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- (continued from previous page)grated and put into a white cloth and squeezed then it was dried with flour and flattened out and baked on a pan with dripping underneath it. Before bread soda came into use the bread was made with "Barm." This was made with boiled water allowed to cool and put into a wooden vessel. Into the water was put hops, boiled potatoes and salt it was then left near the fire.
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- Collector
- Mary Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
- Roads.
The New Line which passes this school was made in the famine period and was a relief scheme. The Anglessie Line running to Hollyford was also a relief scheme. - On St. Martin's day each year a chicken is killed and the blood is sprinkled(continues on next page)
