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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 711

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 711

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    Long ago the people made oat bread. The people made the oat bread with oat meal and they wet it with spring water. When the woman had the oat cake made they left it beside the fire to bake. They put the oven lying on the flag beside the fire and they put a dry sod of turf on the top of the oven. Then they put the oat cake standing by the oven in front of the fire to bake. When the oat cake is cold it is eaten. Some people break the oat cake into the tea and they eat it out of the cup with a spoon. The people also make potatoe cakes. First the potatoes are boiled
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Caulfield
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Culnacleha, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Caulfield
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Culnacleha, Co. Mayo