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School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

Location:
Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    The food the people had long ago was different to the food we have now. Now there are bakeries in every town and these supply the town's - people and the country - people with bread. Long ago it was very different. The women made three kinds of bread. First was a kind of bread called 'boxty'. They grated raw potatoes with boiled ones without flour and put them on a pan to roast so when this was roasted it was black instead of white but it was good. Next
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Bonner
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Nancy Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballystrang, Co. Donegal