School: Gráinseach Ailt an Chaistín (St. Johnston)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Ó Seanacháin
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- (continued from previous page)side of Bllybofey, almost twenty five miles distant before ever they stopped for any refreshments. There they used to eat one of the pieces of oatcake and drink a glass of goat's milk which they obtained for one penny each. They then proceeded on their journey to the fair of Ballyshannon; did their business and proceeded homewards again.The bark of oak trees was extensively used in some of the tanning processes. This bark was then sold to the people to make firewood.The oven of the bakery was heated by burning a large fire of turf inside it for several hours. The oven was built of stones and mortar. When it became hot enough the fire was raked out and the dough put in.Neither yeast nor baking soda was used in the baking of the bread. Potatoes were boiled until they boiled into jelly in the water. This jelly was strained and left over until it became sour.This sour substance was used to wet the flour to make the dough. The sour potatoe substance or "barm" as it was called made the bread "rise" the same as yeast or baking soda does now. Laundry starch used to be all made at home from the grated potatoes.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Daphne Bell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr George Fleming
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal