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School: Rinn Troisc (roll number 13099)

Location:
Reentrusk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 353

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    Long ago they made bread from meal wheat and potatoes. They used bake the bread on a griddle. They used grind the grain of wheat at home with a thing called a quiran.
    A quiran was a big stone with a hole in the middle of it. It came from Bantry or Cork to the people. There was a handle in the quiran one hand was to throw in the grain and the other hand to twist the handle around. They made special kinds of bread also, they used plain
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Dan Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Allihies, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Dan Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Allihies, Co. Cork