School: Coolronan (roll number 16247)
- Location:
- Coolronan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonmhidhe
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- (continued from previous page)mix the stuff that would be left in the cloth with the boiled potatoes to make it into a dough. You would then cut it into diamond squares and put it on the griddle. When it would be done you would eat it hot with plenty of butter. It would be very nice and sweet but it would be very sticky. My mother is able to make it and often saw it here in Coolronon up to 20 or 30 yrs ago.
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“Long ago people used to have potatoes three times a day.”
Long ago people used to have potatoes three times a day. It was very seldom they had sweet like now it was nearly always oaten meal and Rye bread and the people were as strong as now. (no title)
“Long ago people used to make potato cakes and they would not put flour into them like us.”
Long ago people used to make potato cakes and they would not put flour into them like us. They would make them with oaten meal mixed through them and they would call them oaten meal potato cakes. (no title)
“Long ago people used to have porridge instead of tea.”
Long ago people used to have porridge instead of tea.For dinner they used to have boiled potatoes and dip them in oaten meal gruel.(continues on next page)