School: An Clochán Liath (Dungloe)
- Location:
- An Clochán Liath, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Róis, Bean Uí Éaluighthe
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- FlummeryFlummery was used by the old people long ago.This is how it is made.
Get a few bowl fulls of oat meal and mix them wiht half the quantity of fine seeds from the mill.Put in sufficient cold water to make a few quarts and let it stand for a few days.Afterwards et a clean cloth and wring it throughly. Put the water you take off into a small pot and keep stirring all the time the one way till it boils and thickens. Be sure and do not reverse your pot-stir or you will spoil your flummery(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Mc Cole
- Gender
- Female
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- Mrs M. O' Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Clochán Liath, Co. Donegal