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School: Mín Riabhach (roll number 17050)

Location:
Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Anton Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1097, Page 80

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    The old people used to make bread out of oat-meal, and potatoes.
    The people long ago made their bread in the following way
    First they put some oat-meal in a dish, and then they put hot water on it. Next they mixed it and put it on the table and rolled it until it got flat and then it is put on the fire to bake.
    The people long ago made potato bread in the following way
    First they peeled the boiled potatoes that were left over, and made it fine. Next they mixed it with flour and a little salt and made it into a cake. Then the cake is put on the fire to bake.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Browne
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Margret Gallen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meenreagh, Co. Donegal