1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Colliery, Castlecomer

School: Colliery, Castlecomer (roll number 5198)

Location:
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Gabhann
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 293

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 293

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Colliery, Castlecomer
  2. XML Page 293
  3. XML “Making of Bombs from Duff”
  4. XML “A Soda Cake”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Making of Bombs from Duff

    Share Share Post
    The duff that is left over from the anthracite coal is very useful. It makes a lovely fire in the night time when we are finished cooking. It is used in making bombs.
    In making bombs two buckets of yellow clay is used to one bucket of duff and they are thoroughly mixed together. Some water is then procured and all are well tramped by a person with good strong boots. There are various other methods in making bombs. The bombs are then made and shaped well by hand until they are about the size of a hand ball. When they are made they are stored away on the hob to dry and harden till the following day.
    Lily Langrell, VI class. Colliery. N.S.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. A Soda Cake

    Share Share Post
    We still make a certain amount of soda bread in our home as it is considered more wholesome than loaf bread. When we are about to make a cake we must put the bake pot hanging over the fire by means of a crook to have it hot enough for the cake to go into it. The lid must also be put on the fire.
    To make a cake we use two
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Langrell
    Gender
    Female