School: Castletown
- Location:
- Castletown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eóin Mag Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 420
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- Oaten bread was made long ago. It was made with oaten meal and wet with water. It was baked on a gird iron. The people would bake as much bread on a Tuesday as would do them for a week. Wheaten bread was made with wheaten meal and wet with buttermilk it was baked in the oven. It would be left baking for a half hour.
- Collector
- Jim Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr James Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 56
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Meath
- Long ago the old people used to eat wheaten bread. This was made with wheaten meal and buttermilk. This was a great food. The old people used to keep the bottoms of the crocks for baking. It would be thick and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs James Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 54
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Meath
