School: Westland (roll number 8428)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Mrs E.J. Roberts
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 219
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- (continued from previous page)Very few people had grindstones, but there were some through the country.
In most homes bread was baked every day, but in some enough for a few days was made. A cross was cut on top to keep it firm and also to keep it from breaking unevenly.
The vessels in which the bread was baked were called pot ovens or griddles.
When baking boxtie bread, or Potato cake, the pot oven was hung over the fire and coals were put on top to cook the top of the cake. A pot oven was a round shallow pot with a flat bottom, it had three legs one an a half inches long.
Oat Meal was made on a griddle standing in front of the fire. There was a support from the back of it to make it stand.
Boxtie Bread was for Hallow E'en or any special occasion.
- Collector
- Hilda Forbes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shancarnan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mrs Byrdie
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shancarnan, Co. Meath
