School: Killough (roll number 9540)
- Location:
- Killulagh, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mary Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 234
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- The bread that is eaten athome is called "Home made bread. It is made by my mother or myself. It is made in an oven, in a baker or on a gridle. The men always prefer home made bread to the bread that is bought in a shop. The home made bread is made with, flour, wheaten-meal, salt and soda. It is mixed with butter-milk. There is a cake made each day in my home. There is a cross made on the top of the cake when it is ready to-go into the pot.
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- Collector
- Mary Anne Callan
- Gender
- Female
- Oaten Bread is seldom made in my locality. It is made with oaten-meal, salt and pepper. It is mixed with water. It is baked in front of the fire standing againt a support.
