School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 210
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- (continued from previous page)in water and then strain the water of the oatenmeal ; then it is mixed with a pinch of salt and a small pinch of flour. Then the griddle has to be greased with a bit of butter and the cake put on it Then it is turned when it is baked on one side.
- People in olden times used to eat nettles and bacon for dinner They used three meals in the day namely wheaten bread for breakfast, nettles and bacon for dinner and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat Rushe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Mrs Rushe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 44
- Address
- Tonagh, Co. Westmeath
