School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 070
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- (continued from previous page)and flour. A handful of bran is sometimes added. The bread made from bran is very nice and is considered a dainty.
- Long ago the people baked the bread on a griddle. At present they bake it in a pot oven. My mother had a griddle and she used to bake the bread on it. The griddle was a flat piece of metal and it was put up on a stand. The stand was a half-foot from the ground. When they put the bread on the griddle they put it on the fire. They baked all the bread to last them a week. They baked oatmeal bread and bran bread and wheaten-meal. They ground the meal themselves between two stones or with a horse power engine.
They placed the engine between two walls and put chains out through(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nora Farrell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bective, Co. Meath
