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School: Meelick (roll number 14592)

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Meelick, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Gearóid Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 330

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  1. Bread in Olden Times

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    In former years the people of this district had various ways for making bread which are rapidly disappearing. Long ago the people made a kind of bread known as
    "boxty". First of all they made a scraper, by driving a nail here and there through a piece of tin. On this the potatoes were scraped into small particles and then the potatoes were mixed in a basin with a little flour and salt. When it was fully kneaded, the dough was rolled out on the table and then baked in a pan or oven. It was left to bake for about twenty minutes. Then it was taken up and each person of the house gets their share of it.
    Oatmeal bread was also
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummad, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummad, Co. Roscommon