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School: Gleanntán, Scairteach an Ghleanna (roll number 7563)

Location:
Cordal East, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Muiris Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 281

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    Long ago the people made different kinds of bread. The potato bread and oatenmeal bread and wheaten bread. This is how they made the potato bread. First they get a few large potatoes and grate them. Then they squeeze the water out of them and the pulp that was left was washed well until it was as white as snow. Then they got a little flour and mixed it with the potatoes and baked it on a griddle. This is how they made the oatenmeal bread. First they got a couple of saucers of oatenmeal and a half a saucer of flour and a pinch of soda and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caith Ní Tharrant
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanawaddra, Co. Kerry