School: Ceathrú an Chalaidh

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1. Heartsease Tea

   

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   The people used to make tea long ago with a weed called the heartsease. They used to dry it in the sun. When they used to have it dry, they used to hang it on a line on the loft of the house. They used to boil it according as they used it. The weed grows in the harvest and in the Summer. A lot of it grows in the meadows where the land is rich. It is of a blue brown colour. A little blue flower grows on it. It is a small plant about five inches in height.

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   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ena Ní Ceallaigh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrowcally, Co. Mayo

2. Oaten Meal Cakes

   

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   Oaten Meal cakes used to be made thirty years ago. Oaten Meal cakes are made from Oaten Meal, a little salt, and hot water. It was the custom in later times to add a pinch of flour. It was kneaded well, rolled out thin,

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