School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)
- Location:
- Errew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 07_028
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- Long ago people used black bread. This bread was made from Irish flour. The grain from which the flour was made was ground in a mill by grinding stones. The people had various sorts of cakes namely Potato cake, Boxty cake, and Oatmeal cake. A potato cake consisted of a few boiled potatoes and flour. The potatoes were sliced and mixed with the flour. Then the milk was poured in. The dough was mixed then and baked in a pan. A boxty cake consisted of raw potatoes scraped with a scraper and mixed with flour. The scraped potatoes and flour were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Brennan
- Gender
- Female
