barnbrackn.
/ˈbɑːnbrak/, U.S. /ˈbɑrnˌbræk/, Irish English /ˈbɑːrnbræk/ Irish English.
A cake or loaf of bread containing currants. Cf. variant barmbrack n.
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1772 Vallancey Ess. Antiq. Irish Lang. 22 On St. Briget's Eve every Farmer's Wife in Ireland makes a Cake called bairin-breac.]
1867 P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xlii. 349 Piles of hot griddle-baked wheaten cakes.., barn~bracks, and other varieties of the staff of life.
1901 G. B. Shaw Devil's Disciple i. 12 Two green ware plates, on one of which she puts a barnbrack.
1928 Universe 3 Feb. A loaf of curious, very sweet currant bread is made and sold for All Souls Day. Even the poorest household manages to secure one of these Barn-bracks.
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