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School: An Caiseal Árd (roll number 16442)

Location:
Cashelard, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraic M. Mac Gongail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 130

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 130

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  1. Herbs (continued)

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    is a cure for colds. The root of the docken is good for the blood.
    Boiled nettles are given to young fowl and the leaves of the docken are given to horses and cattle.
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  2. Bread of Olden Times

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    In olden times the people of this district used to eat oaten bread. There was no flour and the old people do not remember any grinding stones.
    They used to make potatoe bread, oaten bread, and boxty. This is the way they used to make the boxty. They used to peal a few raw potatoes and then strain them and mix a few boiled potatoes with the raw potatoes and a little flour together. They used to make it a round shape and make it as flat as could be with a
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Anthony Cleary
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50