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School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 090

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 090

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    Oaten meal cake.
    Oaten cake was made from oaten meal. Others called it "rock".
    Pancakes.
    The people made two sorts of pancakes. Flour and oaten meal pancakes.
    Cáca poca.
    The caca poca was made by first putting down a pot of oaten meal and water. When boiled an oaten cake was broken down on it.
    Flour cake.
    A flour cake was made from flour and soda.
    The Grinding stone.
    People made bread from wheat and corn grown locally. Each house had a grinding stone worked by hand and they ground each night as much wheaten meal as would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Haverty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Haverty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    81
    Address
    Springlawn, Co. Galway