School: Cooley
- Location:
- Cooly, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Beoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Page 380
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- (continued from previous page)The majority of them had no place to sleep and they went from house to house seeking lodging. They stayed for two or three nights at a time and they took their own food with them. At that time some of the old beggar women use to make scapulars and sell them.
- Flour used to be made in this district but it was a very long time ago. The people used to make potato cake and griddle-cake. Bread was made every day. Griddle cake was made before the fire. When making a griddle cake the people got some oat-meal and put sugar in it and then put hot water in it and mixed it. Then they flattened it out into a round shape and put it on the griddle. The way the people made potato-cake was to boil some potatoes and mash them. When this was done they put in some butter and flour, salt and a pinch of baking soda and a little milk. Then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maria Mc Elhinney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cooly, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Mc Elhinney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cooly, Co. Donegal
