School: Cill Chiaráin

Location:
Kilkerrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Chuimín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0080, Page 158

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  1. Cáca Pota.
    During the famine and after it when the people had a scarcity of food oaten meal was their staff of life. They made bread from it and baked it in various ways. "Cáca pota" was their chief food. It was made as follows:-
    A cake was made from oaten meal and cut into parleys. These were put into a pot of boiling porridge called "brothán" and left to cook for some time. When cooked it was allowed to cool and it was then eaten with the porridge.
    Leite Faoí Cupóig.
    An oaten cake was made with water and meal and baked between two leaves of cabbage near the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Angela Mannion
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lissacarha, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mannion
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissacarha, Co. Galway