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School: Billis

Location:
Billis, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
R. Binéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 354

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 354

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  1. Bread (continued)

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    in order to keep the crust from rising from the cake while baking. Long ago bread was baked in front of the fire standing against a support. This support was called a griddle iron. Griddle bread was made long ago.
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  2. Clothes Made Locally

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    There are two tailors in the district who work at their homes, but do not travel as formerly. The tailor stocks cloth. Shirts are sometimes made in the homes. Socks and stockings are mostly knitted locally. Cloth is not spun or woven locally. Flannen is the cloth from which shirts are made. Cloth was never made
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