School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)
- Location:
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Thos. Mc Gettrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0188
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- Oaten bread that was used long ago. Boxty was also made. there were not many cakes made long ago.
The oaten bread was made wit oaten meal some water and salt and sometimes sugar. The oaten cake was baked on a gridiron.
The boxty was made with potatoes some flour and salt.
The boxty was baked in a noggin. The people grated the potatoes with a grater for the boxty.
- Collector
- Annie Golden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo
- People used to eat hard bread and the people now say that it was the right bread for they brought good sets of teeth to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Porter
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Branchfield, Co. Sligo
