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School: Clochar Muire, Tobar an Choire (roll number 12166)

Location:
Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Nioclás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 441

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  1. Sowens and Flummery

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    Sowens:-
    The seeds and grains of shelling which comes from the second sifting of the meal. The "cutlines" are taken and put into a pan and hot water is poured on them. They are left there until they get sour.
    "Bulls-milk" -
    When the sowens are sour they are taken and put into a clan cloth and squeezed out and the substance that comes from the sowens is called "bulls-milk"
    Flummery:-
    The "bull's-milk" is boiled and turns into a kind of gruel and the people used it as a drink.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Davey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tobercurry, Co. Sligo