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School: Carniska (roll number 1681)

Location:
Carrownaskeagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Richard Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0253, Page 023

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    Sounds were used in March April and May. It was not used in very warm or very cold weather, and therefore it was ''out of season'' in any part of the year except spring.
    It was uses
    (1) as a drink
    (2) as a blood purifier
    (3) with other food
    Porridge was eaten with sounds
    One crock of sounds lasted a week.
    To get a drink out of the crock of sounds some blades of straw were placed across the mouth of the crock. There were pushed down before the vessel being inserted in the crock so as to keep down the seeds and procure a drink from the seeds.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Peter Jordan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Lissonuffy, Co. Roscommon