School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 289
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- (continued from previous page)dough was cut in squares, put on the pan to bake, and eaten with butter. Oaten Meal Bread
This was made of oaten meal to which a pinch of salt was added, and kneaded with luke warm water, and baked, standing up in front of the fire.
- Potato CakePotato cakes are made of boiled potatoes, flour, and salt, all kneaded together with milk, cut in quarters and baked.Oaten-meal Bread
Oaten-meal bread is made of oaten-meal, salt, and soft water, and baked on a griddle or before a clear fire.
No querns were ever used in the district. Bread was not made every day, but enough was made for a week at a time.
A cross was cut on the top of each(continues on next page) - Collector
- James Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
