School: Mágh Rua (B.) (roll number 5880)

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   The bread eaten long ago was called whole meal bread. It was made from home-grown wheat. The flour was made locally by most people who used what was called Querns or grind stones. These stones are to be seen in a few houses at present. There were different kinds of bread made. One kind in particular was made from potatoes which was called Boxty bread. This was considered a treat for the 11th of November and that date was cut out in the cake as a reminder that all potatoes were supposed to be dug out by that date. The name given to the vessel in which the bread was baked was called a griddle and there was a brand used to keep the griddle off the ground. This was a triangular affair with three legs. Nowadays the people are more up to date and they use what is called a potover to bake the bread in. They are so refined that they could not use all whole meal bread; they prefer the patent stuff.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Willie Sheehan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Mongfune, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   John Sheehan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60