School: Moynalty (C.)
- Location:
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 086
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- (continued from previous page)Indian porridge was eaten by the poorer classes and was known as indian buck.
"Boxty Bread" was made from grated potatoes mixed with flour.
When a cow calved the milk was used to make pancakes or bread this was called "Boxty bread."
Often food was so scarce that turnips were eaten raw.
A drink was made by pouring boiling water over oaten meal and the water taken. That same water was often boiled and eaten. It was jelly like and was called Flummary.
A cake of oaten bread was called a bannock. A story is told about a certain man who came to house looking for alms. The woman of the house gave him a bannock of oaten bread with some butter on it he licked the butter off and gave back the bannock saying "There's your card and thank you ma'am."
- Informant
- Thomas Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Thomas Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballintlieve, Co. Meath
