School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)
- Location:
- Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mary Greer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 214
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- The people long ago, used to live on Oaten, bread which was made from raw potatoes.
The receipt of Oaten-cake is,
Put some flour, and a pinch of salt. Then mix it well. Then put in a piece of butter. Then put in some warm water. Cut then in squares or rounds, and put it in an Oven until it is brown.
Sleeket = is a word used by old people, where we now use the word sleeky.
It is thought that this word comes from the Irish sliogac.
Boxty is a word used by old people, to describe things big and awkward.
- Collector
- Belle Livingston
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Occupation
- Farmer's daughter
- Address
- Corrintra, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs Windrum
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Corrintra, Co. Monaghan
