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School: Lanesboro

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Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 290

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    “Long ago people used to bake bread nearly the same as nowadays.”

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    baked on a griddle. Some people used to bake oaten bread on a griddle. Some people used to get the black smith to make special stands to put infront of the fire and the people used to put the oaten cake standing against the fire.
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    “Shops were not as plentiful in olden times as they are now.”

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    Shops were not as plentiful in olden times as they are now. In olden times people always had to go to the town to make purchases.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jeanette Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr M. J. Ryan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford