School: Currach Saileach (roll number 13800)

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   wet with water. They were baked between two leaves of cabbage on the hearth.

   

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   The kind of bread made locally was Oaten meal bread, potato bread, boxty and Pancoges. It was made from oats and it was ground in a mill in Culcastle. Barney Flannery that owned that mill. Pancoges were baked between two cabbage leaves on the hearth. They were made of Indian meal mixed with water. The potato cake was made of boiled potatoes bruised and mixed with flour. It was baked in a pan. Boxty was made of raw potatoes. A piece of tin with holes in it was got called a

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   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
         1. bread (~2,063)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Peggy Mc Dermott

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Mrs Mc Dermott

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   40

   Address

   Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon