School: Baile Uí Dhuibh, Kilmeaden (roll number 13636)
- Location:
- Ballyduff West, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Caitlín Madders
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0650, Page 298
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- (continued from previous page)Wheaten straw was made as a fire under the griddle and then the cake was laid on the griddle and baked.
It was very tough but they could not purchase any other bread.
They ate it with their own homemade butter.
There was no tea imported into this country in olden times but they were a stronger race of people without it.
They ate special food at different times of the year.
One Easter Sunday they ate eggs at every meal. During Lent they ate nothing but dry bread, and whey, + they used no eggs.
Then they made a feast of eggs on Easter Sunday.
On Shrove Tuesday they had a feast of pancakes which they made on their griddles.
On Caulcannon night they ate food called Caulcannon. This consisted of potatoes, onions, and cream but it was generally once a year they ate meat.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs de Lacey
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmeadan, Co. Waterford
