School: An Clochar, Buirgheas Uí Chatháin (roll number 15820)
- Location:
- Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Sr M. Vincent
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532, Page 268
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- (continued from previous page)were then formed into the shape of a cake and baked, a few hot potatoes being put through it to stick it together. This bread was often used as paste on a goose, to soften it as it was supposed to be very hard.
Bread used to be baked twice a week. The name of the vessel on which it was baked was a griddle or often a "bastable". The latter is now called a "Baker".I, Peg Heenan, Cloninaha, Borrisokane, Co. Tipp. got the above from the old people in the district who came into the house from time to time.
- Collector
- Peg Heenan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clooninihy, Co. Tipperary
