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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

Location:
Áth Dara, Co. Luimnigh
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 122

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    Bread.
    The people used to make wheaten bread long ago the same as we do now. The ingredients were also different to the ingredients we use now. When they wanted to make a cake of wheaten bread they first would start a fire in the centre of the yard and then they would start mixing their ingredients which were, wheaten flour, salt, yeast and water. When they would have the dough made they would first fix the pot oven and place the cake in this oven. Before they covered the cake they would make a sign of the cross on it. There was a woman living in
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    Topics
    1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
        1. arán (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Stokes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Áth Dara, Co. Luimnigh
    Informant
    Harry Stokes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Address
    Áth Dara, Co. Luimnigh