The Irish snack that came from France

A brief history of blaa

Hello, Snackers. It’s time for an Irish breakfast roll.

Blaa: An Introduction

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The place

Ireland, particularly Waterford and thereabouts. Here’s a map!

The story

Hey, remember King Louis XIV of France? The Sun King? He took the throne at age four, a time when most of his peers were … I don’t know what French kids did …