School: Gallach (roll number 16464)
- Location:
- Gallagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaoiléidigh
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- (continued from previous page)of a hill. His grandson Martin Broderick is still coming to this school.
- Bread was made from wheatenmeal, and oatenmeal, long ago. Flour was not made locally. The kinds of bread made in olden times were Potato - cake, pot-cake, Boxty bread, and oaten cake.
To make potato - cake, boiled potatoes were pounded up finely until no lumps were left in them. Then salt and flour are kneaded up and it is made into a flat cake then.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Connolly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castleblakeney, Co. Galway