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School: Doire Liath (roll number 10102)

Location:
Derryleagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Siobhán Ní Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0467, Page 178

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    The bread which the people had in olden times was far different from the bread which is in use nowadays. The chief kinds of bread were griddle bread , stampy and oatmeal bread. The griddle bread was made of Indian Meal wet with boiling water and baked flat and thin on a griddle. The griddle was a flat round piece of iron shaped like the bottom of an oven with a handle on either side.
    Stampy bread was made from potatoes. This was done by scraping raw potatoes with a grater. The scraped potatoes were then squeezed through a cloth and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Fermoyle, Co. Kerry