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School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)

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Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Sr Déaglán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 355

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    The kinds of bread made in olden times were boxty bread, potato cake, and oat-meal bread. Boxty bread was made by grating the raw potatoes into a basin or a crock. Then they are squeezed in a linen bag. Then they are mixed with a few boiled potatoes and some flour, and some sweet milk carvey to make it taste sweet. Then this is mixed together and baked on a hot griddle. Potato cake was made from hot potatoes, flow and some salt. The hot potatoes are mashed with the bottom of a tin on a baking board. Then this is mixed with some flour and salt. When it is mixed it is rolled thin and cut into farls and baked on a hot pan. Oat meal
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullyshelferty, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullyshelferty, Co. Monaghan