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School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)

Location:
Castlegal, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0156, Page 102

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    the lower one. This was produced oatmeal for porridge and rye meal for bread.
    The common food was potato cake, Boxty Bread, rye bread and Oatmeal bread. Boxty - I have described this a few pages forward.
    The potatoes were boiled after been cleaned. Then they were peeled and bruised by some flat article. Some salt was added, butter or fat and rolled out thin. Then cut into slices and baked on a gridiron. This was 4 or 5 pieces of wire twisted into a flat shape, somewhat like the present shop one.
    Some times it was done
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    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
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