School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 320
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- (continued from previous page)called stampy.7. It was made from large sized potatoes.8. The potatoes were grated into fine pieces.9. Then the juice was squeeze from them.10. Then it had to be let set for a while, in order to obtain the starch from it.11. The shreds and flour were then mixed, and by adding a small pinch of flour all were ready
- The people long ago used to sow their own wheat and they used to grind it at home between two flags called a quern
They left the flour as it was and they used not take the bran from the flour
The brown bread used to be very sweet and wholesome The men that used eat that bread were twice as strong as the men of to day
There used to be no yeast(continues on next page) - Collector
- Gerry Rynne
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Neylon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Knockloskeraun, Co. Clare
