School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)
- Location:
- Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Dhriaghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 611
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- (continued from previous page)the red turf was put under and over the bastable. It was also baked on a grid iron , but the fire should not be very hot under it.
The bread had to be turned on this grid iron, but it was a smaller, and a lighter cake, than that baked in bastable.
On snap-apple night , a special little light cake was made on griddles
- Buying after Mass , in the village shops , near the Church wa , and is still practised , because it saves the far out country people, from being compelled to take a second journey during the week to the village shops.
Eggs were sold , and with the money, groceries are and were purchased . Bags of potatoes were also battered for goods, and labour was given for goods taken(continues on next page)
