School: Dearg Dún (roll number 10894)
- Location:
- Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Lochlainn
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- In this district long ago the people made oaten-bread, potato cake and boxty for their meals. The oat-bread (as it was called) was made from oatmeal which was ground in the local mill. This meal was coarse, but healthy. The meal was mixed in a basin with salt and water; when a firm mixture was obtained it was put on to a bread-board and bruised into a large flat cake about a half inch in thickness. This was baked in front of the fire; it was left resting against the lid of a can on a big flag and turned occasionally, until baked.
The potato-cake was made from mashed potatoes; these were mashed potatoes with the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 80
- Address
- Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim