School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)
- Location:
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Sr. Colmcille
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- (continued from previous page)or water and it was then put on a griddle to bake for one hour.
Potato cake was made by nearly everybody. It was made with cold potatoes, flour and salt which was mixed together and baked on a pan.
Oaten bread was called American bread, as people when they were going to America always brought it with them for their long journey of six weeks.
They used to make what would do for a week at one time.
Boxty bread was made from raw potatoes mashed up into very fine(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eilish Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Mrs Falkner
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí
