School: Druim Muchlach (roll number 16040)
- Location:
- Drummucklagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Peadar C. Mac Giolla Chearr
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- (continued from previous page)corn. The flour was made in this district. The querns were often used for grinding corn and wheat. The corn was grown locally. Wheaten bread and potatoe bread were often made in this district. The potatoe bread was called fadge. Oaten bread was said to be the best because ot was made from the purse corn. Boxty bread was made in this district in olden times. It was mixed with potatoes and flour and salt and water and left on an iron at the side of the fire. The bread was baked every day. There was a square cut on the top of the cake for a mark. In olden times the bread was harned in an oven pot on the fire. There is no griddle bread made in this district. There was special bread(continues on next page)
