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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na Sluagh

Location:
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sr. M. Oiliféar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0155

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  1. Bread-Making (continued)

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    bread so as to keep it from bursting at the sides. In lent they would make bread out of flour with potato barm, before yeast was heard of.
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    Mrs Mcguire,
    Poolboy,
    Ballinasloe.
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  2. Bread-Making

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    3. Long ago bread was made from black flour and they used to grind the wheat at home. Boxty bread was made from oatmeal, water and salt. Griddle bread was made from flour and butter milk. It was put on a round flat lid with a handle on each side. The griddle was put on a little stand made of iron and put beside the fire with the cake on it to bake. They put a cross
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Rankin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brackernagh (Persse), Co. Galway