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School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)

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Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mrs Peoples
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1091, Page 167

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1091, Page 167

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    a little salt is added and then they are kneaded out with flour and made into a round shape. This is then cut into four shares each called a farm. Then they are put in the pan which is put above the fire to bake.
    Boxty bread is made from potatoes and flour. First some potatoes are grated very finely and the moisture squeezed out of them. Then they are mixed with boiled potatoes.
    A little baking soda is then added and all are mixed up with flour and then put in the fire to bake.
    Long ago every person in this district had a quern for grinding their barley and corn. To make the quern they got a stone and made a hold in it
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tully, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Lizzie Gallagher
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    36
    Address
    Tully, Co. Donegal