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   Food In Olden Times Long ago the people lived on potatoes oaten bread and occasionally potato cakes and "Boxty". Sowans is another food that was eaten long ago This the way that it was made. Brushed oats were steeped in water over night, and next morning, the water was drained off and the remainder was put down on the fire and boiled. Then it was eaten at night with butter. Oaten meal bread was very often used. The way it was made was the oaten meal and salt were mixed together, and rolled out flat and put on a grid iorn beside the fire until it was baked hard. Sometimes meat was used when a party would be given. Fish was another food that was eaten pretty often. Wooden basins and wooden egg stands were used.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Caffrey

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Gortnaleck, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mrs Mc Adam

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   40

   Address

   Cloneary, Co. Cavan