School: Baile Ruadh (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Ballyroe, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 296
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- (continued from previous page)needed together in the form of a cake. It was cut into quarters called parleys and toasted on a pan or on a griddle.
This cake was very nice when served with butter and new milk and was very healthy. There was also another cake made of oatmeal alone the meal was mixed with water and needed into a flat pancake. It was then left standing by the fire on a wooden frame which was then used for the purpose.
This form of a cake was treated by the people as a very valuable food. And they never went away from home to fairs or such places without a piece of this oatmeal cake in the inside pocket of their cóta mór.
There was also another food called sweideen which was principally used between meals this was made of meal made mixed with new milk. It was also often made by mixing the meal with sheerans.
Tea was introduced as a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bríghidh Ní Goireachthaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Williamstown, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Eamon Ó Ghoireachthaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Williamstown, Co. Galway
