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Mullagh, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 284

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    a nogginful of porridge with plenty of buttermilk.
    In order that they would not tire of the endless oaten-meal and potatoes, they cooked them and used them in different ways at different times of the year. When potatoes were new, they made "colcannon". This was very nice, eaten with a fine lump of butter in the centre.
    'Potato-cake' was often made as a tea-time luxury also "boxty-bread".
    Loaf - bread was unknown in those old days. Nothing but oaten-bread was used.
    We may think now these foods were very unpalatable, but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ida Deignan
    Gender
    Female