The Queen liked my mother’s soda bread
She had it with her tea one day I know
A recipe from Glencullen and my granny
To London from a home in old Mayo
My mammy watched her mammy make the bread
And made it in her turn in Lancashire
A drop of cold tea was added to the mixture
And we all loved the bread that came to be
My nephew John became a chef and baker
He spent some time with the Royal Family
Working in their kitchens he decided
I’ll give the Queen some soda bread for tea
He’s lived and worked in London and in Windsor
In Sandringham Balmoral for the dance
And John told me the story of my mammy’s soda bread
And how it came a table to enhance
Brian Fahy
3 June 2022
+ My nephew, John, who now runs The Island Bakers in the Isle of Wight, spent some time working for the Royal Family, and introduced the Queen to my mammy’s soda bread.
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