School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)
- Location:
- Tully More, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 117
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- (continued from previous page)the blood. When boiling the Sowens it had to be always stirred in the same direction otherwise it would not thicken.
- Blood puddings were made from the blood of animals and birds & often extracted from live ones. It was mixed with oaten meal, onions and salt and pressed into a cotton bag which was securely fastened at both ends and cooked in an ordinary pot with some water.
Long ago people when killing fowl, people used to let the blood drip into some vessel - where it froze or stiffened. Then it was put on the coals beside the fire and roasted and this was considered a very dainty dish - and very healthy. - Collector
- Nan Melly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ardara, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Con Melly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Ardara, Co. Donegal
