School: Belcarra (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Baile na Cora, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Heireamhóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0094, Page 327
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- (continued from previous page)a stone of yellow meal would be bought for him. Long ago the people used to make bread of oat meal potatoe cakes and boxty. When they would be making a boxty cake a lot of girls would gather into one house. They would scrape the potatoes and take all the water out of them. They they would make and all of them would eat it. Boxty was regarded as the best cake of all. The people also used to eat a lot of salt meat and herrings. No meat was sold in the shops only at a market or fair. The meat used to be in little parcels called spóilíns. When the tea came out first there was no cups only bowls and cups made of timber. Sugar was also very scarce. There was also black sugar. When the people would be going to the shop and meet another one coming home they would say "did you get any grain" and the other person would answer "One pound of the black"
- Collector
- John Dempsey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lúna Mór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mrs Dempsey
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
