School: Caladh (C.) (roll number 8740)
- Location:
- Callow, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Bean Uí Éaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 17
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- (continued from previous page)to make the nicest boxty. They are cleaned well and skin is removed. Then they are scraped. After that the potatoes are squeezed and boiled cold potatoes are mixed through when kneading. Long ago it was baked on griddle or on a hot flag. It was eaten hot with butter or bacon gravy.
Oaten-meal bread was commonly used by the natives of my district long ago. This was made of oaten-meal and boiling water. It was usually made flat and left a while standing before baked. It was baked on a stand before a bright fire. When the stand was not in use it was hung over the fire to prevent rusting. These stands were to be found in the local forge.
There was another form of bread used by the people of this district. It was called potato-cake. This was made of potatoes. The potatoes were boiled. The skin was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Nic Rághnaill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cuillonaghtan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Seán Mac Rághnaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cuillonaghtan, Co. Mayo
