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School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)

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Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 158

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    and boiled this was eaten hot or cold with an old flummery stuff called white sauce.
    potato-cake was the chief relish used by the people long ago. It was made of potatoes and flour kneaded up and cut into squares or triangles and baked on a tin lid.
    Long ago people baked once a week so that it would be good and stale and supposed to last longer and so that it would not leave them indigestion or bellyache.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Galligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lurganboy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Gault
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    98
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Leitrim