School: Clochar Bhríde, Tullow
- Location:
- Tullow, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhubháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 049
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- 1. Long ago people had to eat black bread or oat meal cakes. They used to put a cross-shaped mark on the top of the cake & this custom is carried out still. The oat meal cake was made by mixing flour, oatmeal & water on a tin. The bread was baked in a griddle.
- Informant
- Mrs Darcy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlemore, Co. Carlow
- 2. Bread used during Famine time was made from maize or Indian(continues on next page)
