School: Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (roll number 12410)

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   “Long ago the people were not as well fed as they are now day's.”

   

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   Long ago the people were not as well fed as they are now days. They had to buy meal when there was no flour, and then wet the meal with boiling water and in this way they made the bread. This bread was eaten with a cup of butter milk. There were no ovens or pans for baking but a griddle hung over the fire by means of the pot hanger and in this way the bread was baked in squares. Latter on in years they got a querns for grinding oats, and when it was ground the siev was got and this used to keep all the shells of the oats, and leave the the oaten meal through. They used also make

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jerry Moloney

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Maurice Shanahan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Liscullane, Co. Kerry