School: Cullyfad, Longford (roll number 15975)
- Location:
- Killyfad, Co. Longford
- Teacher: William Balfe
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- In olden times people used oaten bread and wheaten bread. It was baked by the side of the fire standing against a three leged stool.
They baked stoves of bread and left them in a box. They made and baked the bread the same as we do to-day. They made potato bread also.
They made it by peeling boiled potatoes and put them in a basin and bruze them up.
Then put salt on them. Flour is put on a board and roll them with a rolling pin.
Then they would roll it until they got it round and then cut(continues on next page)- Collector
- Joseph Rourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballygarve, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Nellie Rourke
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballygarve, Co. Longford