School: Coracrin
- Location:
- Corr an Chrainn, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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- (continued from previous page)The cure for the toothache was to put a piece of saltpetre into it.
The cure for rheumatism was to put sulphur in their stockings.
I heard them of my Mother age 48.
Eileen Treacy Cornacrieve Emyvale. - Bread was made from wheat grinding on a grinding stone. In most houses there was a grinding stone. The grinding stone was two large stones and the wheat, or corn was put in it and started the stones to go round and round and squeese the corn or wheat. The diffirent kinds of bread was Bosety, Potatocake, Baten. The ingredients that was used for Bosely was now potatoes and boiled potatoes. peel the raw potatoes and slice them and then grate them. And then piel and then grate them. And then piel the boiled potatoes and bruise the boiled potatoes into the raw potatoes and knead them on the table and then put(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Hughes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Scairbh na gCaorach, Co. Mhuineacháin