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School: Cluain Fallach (roll number 10612)

Location:
Cloonfallagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
E. Ó Breitheamhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0111, Page 147

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    In olden times bread was made from different kinds of meal such as Indian meal, oatmeal and wheatmeal. The oatmeal was ground by local millers and on that occasion the oatmeal cake was the principal food for the people. The cakes were baked in a strange method, they were generally baked standing upwards opposite the fire supported by a flag which stood in like manner.
    The peasants themselves ground some of the corn this was done by two stones one revolving and the other stationery.
    The people also made boxty and potato cake. Boxty bread was made by scraping the potato to a pulp and by stiffening it with flour and by baking it in a pan.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Reaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryclaha, Co. Mayo