School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)
- Location:
- Baile na Martra, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0396, Page 140
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- (continued from previous page)Boxty Bread.
Boxty was greatly relished by the young people. Raw potatoes were grated to a pulp squeezed dry & mixed with some boiled mashed potatoes, a little flour & salt, all kneaded by hand rolled out & baked on a well greased pan. It could also be made into dumplings & boiled.
- Rice-bread
The wealthy farmers long ago used what they called rice-bread. They used pound the rice very fine with a big mallet and mix wheat through it. When well ground & baked it was very good & nourishing.Yellow bread.
The poor people used to make yellow bread out of Indian meal and they used put an egg through it. - Collector
- John Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile na Martra, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mrs Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Labourer's wife
- Address
- Baile na Martra, Co. Chorcaí
- Wheat bread
The bread long ago was made from wheat,(continues on next page)
