School: Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 5478)
- Location:
- Rockchapel, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Géibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 245
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- (continued from previous page)common, earthenware mugs were used by the old people and tin saucepans, made by the tin-smith, for all the rest of the house. Before the tin saucepans, wooden mugs were used, and before the wooden mugs, piggins were used. The piggins were made of timber and a straight, upright handle to it. The piggins were made in this district, by Patsy Collins of Lyreneague, who was a wheel-wright. Stampy bread.
The old people used stampy bread as well as the Yelllow-meal bread. The stampy bread was made by grating the potatoes very fine and a little flour was added. The flour and potatoes were then kneaded with the hands and the cake baked in the oven or griddle.
- Collector
- Mary Curtin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Curtin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenacarney, Co. Cork
