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School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

Location:
Baile an Gharraí, Co. Luimnigh
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 004

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    On Good-Friday the people wet their bread with water. A goose was eaten on Christmas Day and also at Michaelmas. When tea came into this district first the people only drank it on Christmas Day and on Saint Patricks Day. The people threw the tea water away and used the leaves. One day a priest went into a house and he got the tea leaves to eat. He said that he would not eat the leaves but to give him the water and that was the first time that the water was used. A food that was also used in this district was “Flummery”. To make the flummery oats was ground and then put steeping in hot water until it was quite sour. Then it was mixed with yellow meal and heated.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile na Fraince, Co. Luimnigh
    Informant
    Phil Cantillon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Baile na Fraince, Co. Luimnigh