School: Cill Éinne (Killina) (roll number 12818)
- Location:
- Killinny East, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire C. Ní Ghríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0048, Page 0194
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- They sent fresh oats to the mill to get a "melder" of meal ground. You got back the "seeds" too, (Husks?)
They got a big crock and put these "seeds" into it and poured boiling water over them.
They covered the crock with a wooden lid and left it until the mixture turned sour (which takes about 3 weeks)
They then got a bundle of clean long straw & placed it over a pot - spread it over it - and strained the mixture through this into the pot.
(Strainers were unknown then)
They put the pot on the fire to boil and boiled it until it thickened, added salt to taste and when cool they eat the "slippery result".
- Informant
- Patrick Griffin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Doocarrick, Co. Donegal
