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School: Camdhoire (roll number 14573)

Location:
Camderrynabinnia, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhchon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119C, Page 05_025

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    The bread the people ate long ago was mostly made of oat meal. The people ground their own oat meal with a hand mill. They used to bake the bread on a griddle. They used to make potato cakes and "boxty" for christmas.
    The people made the sign of the cross on every cake so that it would bake quicker They used to make cakes out of oat
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    David Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Camderrynabinnia, Co. Mayo