School: Nart (roll number 11660)
- Location:
- Lios an Fhearta, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Adoo
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- (continued from previous page)or water.
Much used in May and June when potatoes are scarce.Oat Bread or Oaten Breadsome oatmeal is placed in a basin with a little salt. Moisten with warm water until sticky. Roll out on a bake-board. Baked in front of an open fire on a gridiron. This was shaped like this:[Drawing] - Oat Bread
- ledge
- Prop or leg.This cake was placed on the gridiron and rested on the ledge. The prop was drawn out and supported the gridiron.
Baked until hard.
This oatcake was very popular here but was hard to chew. The people's teeth were better than now.
- Collector
- A. F. M. Mc Adoo
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Miss Annie Abbott
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Lios Suibhne, Co. Mhuineacháin
