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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
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Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 168

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    bread was made with oatenmeal, milk, soda, and a little salt and baked on a griddle. It was also called a griddle cake. For the other bread Indian meal was used instead of the oatenmeal. A kind of bread called "stampy" made from potatoes was sometimes used for breakfast.
    Late suppers were not taken at that time, but after nightfall the last meal of potatoes and veal or beef was taken while one of the family held splinters to show light to the others while eating.
    Tea was first used in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Daniel Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry