School: Cluain Eich (roll number 9942)

Location:
Clooneagh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Sr. Ó Donnabhair
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    and made into small round cakes. These are placed in a pot of boiling water with a plate in it to keep them from sticking to the bottom of the pot. They are kept well stirred with a potstick. When they are boiled they are taken up, put on plates with plenty of sugar, butter and bratain.
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  2. A quart of oatmeal is got and stept in water for twenty-four hours. Some people add seeds that come from the mill to this to sour it. This is strained, put into a clean pot, placed over a slow fire, kept constantly stirred until it boils and simmers for three hours.
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