School: Áth Treasna (C.) (roll number 16648)

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   for the making of ticks.
   Five shilling pieces and four shilling pieces and fourpenny bits which were used long ago are now gone out of use, also a good sovereign and half sovereign.

   

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2. Bread

   

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   Poor people used to make bread of potatoes in the olden times. The bread which was made most frequently with potatoes was stampy bread. The method they used for making it was :-First. They used to grate the potatoes then they mixed a little flour which they seasoned with some salt then they added some milk or barm if they had not milk. When this was done they rolled it out very thinly and they baked it on a griddle or on a slate in front of the fire. Soda bread was also made in the district, milk was supposed to

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nula Ní Neill

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Newmarket, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs W. Dennehy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Newmarket, Co. Cork