School: St Johnston (2)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 202
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- Once upon a time I head my grandfather saying that the bread in olden times was made mostly from oatmeal and Indian meal.
I often heard my father saying that there was not much loaf bread or fancy bread in olden times. They just got a lump of Indian bread or oatmeal bread.
The Indian bread and the oatmeal and the wheaten bread are still used to this day.
I often heard my mother saying that the boxty fadge was made from potatoes and flour and a pinch of salt. Some people call Boxty fadge potatoe bread.
Once upon a time I heard an old woman saying "that she liked potatoe bread". Some people make the boxty fadge to this day.
- Collector
- Annie Mc Nulty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Altaskin, Co. Donegal
