School: Na Tearmoinn (B.) (roll number 8931)
- Location:
- Tarmon East, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0403, Page 363
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- The kind of bread that was made in olden times was made with water. Now it is made with sour milk. They used not use any soda or salt long ago. The kind of bread that was made long ago was wheaten bread, oaten bread, Barley bread, and brown bread. Flour was not made locally in the district. The people did not remember querns or grind stones being used. They did not hear of such things being used. The different kinds of bread that were made were potato cake, boxty bread, apple pie, rhubarb pie, Currant cake, and mixed bread. Potato cake is made of potatoes, milk, soda, salt, and flour. Oaten meal bread is made of oats, milk, soda, and salt. Apple pie is made of apples, flour, soda, and salt. Rhubarb pie is made of rhubarb, milk, soda, flour and salt. Currant cake is made of currants, milk, salt, flour, and soda. Mixed bread is made of meal, flour, salt, soda, and milk. It was milk and water they used knead it with.
- Collector
- William Holly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tarmon West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Pat Buckley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 28
- Address
- Tarmon West, Co. Kerry
