School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na mBuillí
- Location:
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Olivia
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- Bread was made in olden times of wheat.
Grindstones are two big stones one of which turns by means of a wheel. The corn was put on one stone, then the wheel was turned and the overhead stone ground the corn.
The kinds of bread made were, boxty bread, potato bread and wholemeal bread.
The ingredients for boxty were - raw potatoes grated and flour, a pinch of salt and a half-spoon of breadsoda. A cross is sometimes made on the cake or it is cut into squares. The cake is baked in an oven and in the country they sometimes bake(continues on next page)- Collector
- Cairmel Nic Crainn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Bean Uí Chrainn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Occupation
- Bean siopadóra
- Address
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon