School: Edenderry (2)

Location:
Edenderry, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
R. Mulholland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0801, Page 200

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0801, Page 200

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  1. Bread.
    Bread was made from wheat and oats grown in the district.
    Flour mills.
    There was a mill on a stream up Mill Mount Lane about a mile from Edenderry.
    There was another one on the Boyne near Glonkeen and it was owned by a Mr. James Fitzsimons. And there was another at the Garrick Road Corner.
    Querns.
    Querns or grindstones were used in this district long ago.
    Bastables.
    Bastables were sort of pots scooped out of stone and used for boiling or baking.
    Boxty.
    Boxty was a bread made from grated potatoes and strained through a cloth, and fried on a griddle with some flour. In this district it was called rasp bread.
    Special Bread.
    This was made of oaten or wheaten meal with currants and honey and butter mixed with milk.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miss Betty Purvis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edenderry, Co. Offaly