School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na Sluagh

Location:
Béal Átha na Sluaighe, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Sr. M. Oiliféar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0154

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  1. Bread-making
    1. Long ago people used oaten bread, and it was made by putting the oats through a quern.
    Boxty bread was made from potatoes.
    Barm bread was also made from potatoes.
    Got from,
    Mrs Keating,
    Church Hill,
    Ballinasloe.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 2. Long ago people made oaten bread out of oat meal. It is made with water and sugar. It is baked on a grid iron. Boxty bread is made with potatoes. They grated the raw potatoes and rye meal, and mixed it with the potato and baked it on a griddle. They put a cross on the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
        1. arán (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Poll Buí, Co. na Gaillimhe