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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 005

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    Long ago the people of the district used to eat wheaten bread, oaten bread, barley bread, bran bread, yellow meal bread, rye bread, and bean bread.
    The flour was grown and ground by the local people of the district.
    Grinding stones wee used in this district long ago, there were two big stones turning in different directions and the hopper over the middle with the corn dropping out of it between the two stones and when the stones would get
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Keating
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Castlebridge, Co. Wexford