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School: An Clochar, Crossmolina (roll number 14728)

Location:
Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
An tSr. Antoine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0153, Page 41

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    Porridge was made by putting meal into boiling water and boiling for twenty minutes. Wooden mugo were used as drinking vessels.
    Sally Fox
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Wheaten bread and oaten meal bread were eaten long ago, but their principal food was potatoes. These they ate three times daily.
    Oaten-meal cake was a dainty, eaten at Christmas or at any other big festival. This bread was made on a board the meal was mixed with water but very often with buttermilk. It was placed on a pan beside the fire. It was baked shortly.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mulhern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo