For those interested in the very earliest layer of the cake which is
Irish Traditional food I have provided a link on the right side of the
page to On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish
By Eugene O'Curry. O'Curry was a master of the literature and ancient
texts of Ireland. Go to the table of contents and you will find an
entire chapter on foods. Note the relationship between foods and the law
and ceremony. For the Irish food is much more than just a meal.It held
society together as it should still do today.