School: Coill Sailighe (roll number 4855)
- Location:
- Kilsallagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Ghiobáin
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Long ago the old people used to make different kinds of cakes. They used to make oatmeal cakes with water and oatmeal and bake them before the fire. They used to make potatoe cakes with potatoes and flour. They used to make Indianmeal cakes. They used to wet it with water or milk and bake it on a griddle. They used to put oatmeal and Indianmeal cakes on a leaf of cabbage and put another leaf over them and leave them on the hearth on small coals until they would be baked.
- There are two forges in the parish. The names(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mr Michael Gannon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilsallagh Lower, Co. Mayo
