School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na mBuillí

Location:
Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Olivia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0253, Page 259

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  1. Bread was made in olden times of wheat.
    Grindstones are two big stones one of which turns by means of a wheel. The corn was put on one stone, then the wheel was turned and the overhead stone ground the corn.
    The kinds of bread made were, boxty bread, potato bread and wholemeal bread.
    The ingredients for boxty were - raw potatoes grated and flour, a pinch of salt and a half-spoon of breadsoda. A cross is sometimes made on the cake or it is cut into squares. The cake is baked in an oven and in the country they sometimes bake
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cairmel Nic Crainn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Bean Uí Chrainn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Bean siopadóra
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon