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School: Ballymore (roll number 16569)

Location:
Ballymore, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sibéal Nic Eimhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0896, Page 223

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  1. My Home District

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    My Home District
    The name of my home townland is Ballyfoley. It is in the parish of Kilbride.
    There are nine families and forty four people in the townland
    Some of the labourers houses are slated and some are thatched.
    There were more houses in former times.
    Susie Rynhart
    Ballyfoley
    Co. Wexford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Bread

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    Bread
    About seventy years ago people used to grind with griding stones.
    They made Potato cakes and baked bread with ground oats mixed with water. Bread was not ever baked in front of the fire it was always baked over the fire. Enough bread was baked for a few days at a time at a time.
    Susie Rynhart
    Ballyfoley.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susie Rynhart
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyfoley, Co. Wexford