School: Currans (C.) (roll number 4460)
- Location:
- Na Coirríní, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Bhraoin
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- Bread-makingLong ago people used to make their bread out of home grown wheat. They made several kinds such as Stampy, Flag, oatmeal, potato and wheaten cake
Stampy:-
Potatoes were grated and squeezed and baked with flour. The juice that was squezed out of the potatoes was used to make starch.
Potato Cake:-
Boiled potatoes mixed with flour and baked on a griddle.
Oatenmeal Cake:-
Was made with oatmeal mixed with water and set before a fire supported by three sticks.
Griddle Bread:-
Was baked over a fire on a flat round piece of iron.(continues on next page)