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School: Arva (C.)

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Arvagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 080

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 080

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  1. Bread (continued)

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    is generally cut on top of a cake to keep the crust from breaking. The cakes were baked in a pot-oven. Oaten-meal bread is baked standing before the fire against a gird iron.
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  2. Flummery Bread

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    Flummery Bread
    Collected by: Molly O'Shea, Arva, Co. Cavan
    Told by: Mrs Colum. Age 74. Arva (shopkeeper), Co. Cavan
    Oaten meal was put into a crock and steeped in soft water. It was then crushed between the hands. Then a few handfuls of tails that come off oats before they are ground were mixed with it. It was then left for a few days, until it got sour. Then it was strained and the water that came off it was called "Sowens". The meal
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Colum
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan